New Movement Launched in Armenia: What's the Objective?

Tekeyan Cultural Association of Armenia hosted on May 4 several well or less known Armenian personalities who announced about a new movement in Armenia – Movement of Peoples and Patriotic Powers – launched only two months ago.

Among those present were Vardan Khachatryan from Heritage Party, member of the Karabakh Committee Ashot Manucharyan, commander of the Arabo detachment Manvel Eghiazaryan and some others.

Vardan Khachatryan who was anchoring the meeting repeated for several times that the participants of their movement were not being represented by their positions as the movement is a civic one concerned about the issues pertaining to the domestic situation in Armenia, as well as Armenia’s foreign policy agenda.

“We are extremely concerned about the country’s domestic situation, as well as about the challenges in the foreign front that are turning into a threat,” said Khachatryan.

The movements also released a statement saying its main objective was to “fight against defective phenomena” in an effort to bring the country back on track towards development.

Vardan Khachatryan also promised those present to provide details about some organization issues as well as about the initiators of the Movement at an up-coming press conferenc