YEREVAN, OCTOBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. "With incomprehensible logic, some mass media outlets are trying to convince Armenian society that everything is allegedly quiet in the Diaspora, there is no discontent and problems regarding the pre-signed Armenia-Turkey protocols and their fate," the leader of the RA National Assembly "ARF" faction, member of the ARF Bureau Vahan Hovhannisian said at the October 6 sitting of the parliament. He informed those who try to present "the real picture in a distorted way" that 90% of 100 thousand Armenian families surveyed from Los Angeles to Boston and from Chicago to Miami have said "No" to the protocols. "So as not to create an impression (to the advantage of Turks) that this protest is only a Diaspora phenomenon, whereas everything is quiet in Armenia, there are no problems, and everybody applauds this process," he announced that on October 6 twelve Armenian parties had signed a joint statement "clearly indicating those 4 serious dangers that the pre-signed protocols contain". The statement ends with a demand "not to sign the published protocols in this text and to make changes aimed at neutralizing the indicated dangers". In the words of V. Hovhannisian, "there are still people who try to convince our public that there are no preconditions in the protocols", whereas any international expert examination, including ones by Swiss and American experts, proves that "preconditions exist", and "one has to be blind to overlook them".

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