Tuesday, August 2 2016 11:38

Armenian community of Belgium has sent an open letter to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, in which it expressed its concerns and dissatisfaction related to the recent events in Armenia. 

The authors of the statement particularly mention that the community existing since 1923 has never made any attempts to interfere in domestic issues of the Republic of Armenia till now. "However, considering the level of importance of the recent events we are obliged to make a statement", the authors mention. 

The Armenian community of Belgium condemned violence against the representatives of mass media and use of excessive force by police officers, as a result of which a lot of citizens were hospitalized. "There is no justification, for such, to put it mildly, non professional behavior", the statement reads.

"Mr. President, current deep crisis emerged during your tenure as president. It is political one and the resolution of it should be only political. In this light we address to you with a call to display vigilance and cease the policy of suppressing people's will by harsh force, which leads to further escalation of the situation and try to heed the voice of people, its demands and needs and find peaceful resolution for the ongoing situation via negotiations", the statement reads. 

The Armenian community of Belgium considers that Armenia is still far from democratic values. It also demands from Serzh Sargsyan to direct efforts for exercise of principle of supremacy of Law. "We, the Armenian community of Belgium, stand for establishment of democratic freedom and protection of human rights in Armenia", the statement disseminated by the Armenian community of Belgium reads.