MORE ARMENIAN DIPLOMATS BACK OPPOSITION
Six more senior Armenian diplomats on Sunday publicly condemned their government’s handling of the presidential election in what amounted to a show of support for opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian.
In a joint statement read out at a Ter-Petrosian rally, the Foreign Ministry officials expressed their “outrage” at serious fraud which they said prevented the vote from being “civilized, free and fair.” “Only by acting in conformity with the letter and spirit of the law can we create democracy and tolerance in Armenia and earn the country a good reputation abroad,” they said.
The joint statement was signed by chief of Ministry’s press service Vladimir Karapetian, head of UN department Varsenik Bagdasarian, head of NATO department Marta Ayvazian, advisor of department for the European Union countries Arakel Semirdchian and third secretary of department for Sothern America Elen Peteian.
Besides, President Robert Kocharian on Saturday dismissed four Armenian diplomats and a deputy foreign minister who expressed support for the opposition.
The law enforcers detained former deputy prosecutor general Gagik Jahangirian for his support to opposition.
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