{"id":324313,"date":"2022-05-09T13:19:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epress.am\/?p=324313"},"modified":"2022-05-12T20:05:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:05:09","slug":"peace-with-no-but-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2022\/05\/09\/peace-with-no-but-s.html","title":{"rendered":"PEACE, WITH NO \u201cBUT\u201d-S"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 9 is celebrated as the Victory and Peace Day in the Republic of Armenia\u2019s calendar of holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

We, the undersigned citizens of Armenia, mark this occasion with a clear demand for peace, because peace <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> victory, and any \u201cvictory\u201d that does not bring peace is actually a defeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

We counter any claims for territory with claims for peace, and insist that there is no alternative to peace \u2013 not as an obligation following defeat but as the freely-expressed will of the people of Armenia to leave under peaceful skies, as ratified by the 2021 snap elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

We note with regret that, after gaining power, the leaders of the non-violent, bloodless, democratic revolution in 2018 joined the pathetic ranks of the \u201ctraditional\u201d warmongering political parties, falling to the trap set by the past. At the same time, we cannot neglect the ruling authorities\u2019 efforts to lead Armenia out of the dead end of isolation and cross-border hostility as well as to emerge from a blockade and establish relations with neighboring states at a time when the country\u2019s sovereignty is vulnerable and it faces very serious security challenges as part of the extremely complex current geopolitical situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

We believe that warmongering political parties no longer have a place in Armenia, because the harmful era when the Karabakh issue was misused as a means for regime change has ended. Therefore, there is nothing left for them to do but to seek to stoke a civil war as a final attempt to grab power from the people. It is absolutely clear that none of the self-declared \u201csaviors of the nation\u201d are ready to wage war against Azerbaijan, much less Turkey. Therefore, the only target that this new \u201cArmenian vengeance\u201d can seek is \u201cthe Turk within\u201d meaning citizens of the Republic of Armenia just like us, people who have chosen not to die for the country, but to live for it, those that elect to live on the path of freedom, dignity, and happiness. We are breaking the silence of thousands of citizens that think like us and reject labels like \u201cTurk\u201d and \u201ctraitor to the nation\u201d by demanding that the legitimate rulers of the Republic of Armenia stay true to their promise and resolve the Karabakh conflict through a peace treaty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing the pain and sorrow our people have felt at the tragedy of war, the legitimate concerns of our civil society partners, and upholding our part of responsibility for the protection of the rights of the Armenians of Artsakh, we demand peace, with no \u201cbut\u201d-s.<\/span><\/p>\n

And we will celebrate the victory of peace!<\/span><\/p>\n

Arpy Manusyan, Sociologist, Researcher
\n<\/span>Anton Ivchenko, Citizen of RA
\n<\/span>Armen Ohanyan, Fiction Writer
\n<\/span>Nvard Margaryan, Human Rights Defender, Researcher
\n<\/span>Mariam Khalatyan, Sociologist, Researcher
\n<\/span>Gohar Shahnazaryan, Sociologist, Lecturer
\n<\/span>Arman Grigoryan, Artist
\n<\/span>Armine Markosyan, Philologist
\n<\/span>Shahane Khachatryan, Journalist
\n<\/span>Anna Nikoghosyan, Scholar
\n<\/span>Nane Khachatryan, Researcher
\n<\/span>Lara Aharonyan, Human Rights Defender
\n<\/span>Anush Poghosyan, Psychologist
\n<\/span>Tatev Yesayan, Graphic Designer
\n<\/span>Lusine Papanyan, Turkologist
\n<\/span>Eviya Hovhannisyan, Social Athropologist
\n<\/span>Hovhannes Azoyan, Actor
\n<\/span>Gohar Khachatryan, Citizen of RA
\n<\/span>Agapi Ivanyan, Economist
\n<\/span>Lilit Avetisyan, Psychologist, Lecturer
\n<\/span>Nikolay Hovhannisyan, Human Rights Expert
\n<\/span>Anahit Ghazaryan
\n<\/span>Hovhannes Margaryan, Artist
\n<\/span>Arthur Petrosyan, Artist
\n<\/span>Laura Babayan, Business Analyst
\n<\/span>Christina Ajemyan, Developer
\n<\/span>Tigran Khachatryan, Artist
\n<\/span>Araqs Asatryan, Artist
\n<\/span>Elmira Petrosyan, Manager
\n<\/span>Yelena Babayan, Social Media Specialist
\n<\/span>Vahagn Sargsyan, R&D engineer
\n<\/span>Christina Soloyan, Citizen of RA
\n<\/span>Mamikon Hovsepyan, Human Rights Defender
\n<\/span>Hripsime Kizogyan, Sociologist
\n<\/span>Armine Harutyunyan, Social Worker
\n<\/span>Vahan Durinyan, R&D engineer
\n<\/span>Tigran Sargsyan, Engineer
\n<\/span>Vahram Aghasyan, Artist
\n<\/span>Knar Khudoyan, Journalist
\n<\/span>Arpi Mkhitaryan, Activist
\n<\/span>Zara Harutyunyan, Journalist
\n<\/span>Yuri Manvelyan, Journalist
\n<\/span>Mariam Gharagyozyan, Economist, Financial Specialist
\n<\/span>Tigran Amiryan, Philologist
\nSona Simonyan
\nAvetiq Karagulyan, Scientist
\nHrayr Manukyan, \u0421itizen of RA
\nLevon Hunanyan, Public Figure
\nLaura Manukyan, Cultural Figure
\nMarianna Eghiazaryan, Lawyer
\nKhachatur Mkrtchyan, Accountant
\nLilit Saribekyan, Dance Teacher
\nMichael Qotanjyan, Musician
\nLilit Ghazaryan, Housewife
\nStella Hunanyan, Midwife
\nSevak Kirakosyan, Freelance Teacher
\nHrayr Savzyan, Citizen of RA
\nHasmik Petrosyan, Advocate
\nAnahit Baghdasaryan, Citizen of RA
\nVardan Jaloyan, Art Critic
\nKaren Tonoyan, Citizen of RA
\nNaira Mnatsakanyan
\nShoghik Khachatryan, Quality Control Inspector
\nGevorg Kehyan
\nEmin Ohanjanyan
\nArmen Harutyunyan, Citizen of RA
\nVolodya Hakobyan, Journalist
\nAnahit Krishchyan, Psychotherapist
\nShushanna Tevanyan, Citizen of RA
\nAni Sakhlyan
\nShaghik Matevosyan, International Law Expert
\nHakob Mansuryan, Architect
\nVadim Ohanyan, Physmath Candidate of Sciences
\nAram Amirbekian, Journalist
\nLilit Baghdasaryan
\nArpi Balyan, Cultural Anthropologist
\nMonika Avanesyan
\nHasmik Harutyunyan, Psychologist
\nNona Shahnazaryan, Social Athropologist<\/span><\/p>\n

Citizens of Armenia can join the statement by sending an email to statement.09.05@gmail.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The statement was originally pubilished in Armenian<\/span><\/a> on May 8, 2022<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The only target that this new \u201cArmenian vengeance\u201d can seek is \u201cthe Turk within\u201d meaning citizens of the Republic of Armenia just like us, people who have chosen not to die for the country, but to live for it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tstyn_error":""},"categories":[10,66053,66041,65979],"tags":[85372,85371,85374,78669,85373],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}