Opposition leader accuses Sarkisian of
The Armenian opposition leader, former president
Levon Ter-Petrosian, has accused President Serzh Sarkisian`s
administration of pursuing "a defeatist policy" in the ongoing
talks with Azerbaijan on the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict.
Ter-Petrosian thereby called on the incumbent Armenian authorities to immediately resign. The opposition has reportedly launched protests in the capital Yerevan, seeking a resignation.
The opposition claims that authorities have agreed to the pull out Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories around Upper Garabagh, while the future of the self-proclaimed Upper Garabagh republic remains questionable.
According to Ter-Petrosian, President Sarkisian realizes all too well that Armenia`s military, which is in a deplorable condition, cannot even be compared to the disciplined Azerbaijani army that has been provided with up-to-date arms. He was therefore intimidated by Baku`s statements that do not rule out a military solution to the long-standing conflict and is having to take a step backward in Garabagh talks.
Some experts believe that the political and economic woes in Armenia are increasing public support for the opposition`s views and causing the number of opposition supporters to surge. Soaring food prices, a rapidly rising unemployment rate and continuing turmoil in the military are fueling public resentment with the authorities in the South Caucasus republic, they say.
Ter-Petrosian thereby called on the incumbent Armenian authorities to immediately resign. The opposition has reportedly launched protests in the capital Yerevan, seeking a resignation.
The opposition claims that authorities have agreed to the pull out Armenian troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories around Upper Garabagh, while the future of the self-proclaimed Upper Garabagh republic remains questionable.
According to Ter-Petrosian, President Sarkisian realizes all too well that Armenia`s military, which is in a deplorable condition, cannot even be compared to the disciplined Azerbaijani army that has been provided with up-to-date arms. He was therefore intimidated by Baku`s statements that do not rule out a military solution to the long-standing conflict and is having to take a step backward in Garabagh talks.
Some experts believe that the political and economic woes in Armenia are increasing public support for the opposition`s views and causing the number of opposition supporters to surge. Soaring food prices, a rapidly rising unemployment rate and continuing turmoil in the military are fueling public resentment with the authorities in the South Caucasus republic, they say.
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