“We have always led and will lead by the rules of the political struggle, we have acted and will act within the framework of the law, contrary to the ruling regime which has systematically opposed and will oppose to those rules, to the limit of democratic freedoms, aggressive ant propaganda, administrative pressures, mass arrests, and the physical violence the culmination of which was March 1 bloodshed. Not recognizing the legitimacy of that regime we, taking into account its political factor, are ready to start a dialogue. But first of all the Armenian Government should honor the PACE commitments and fulfill demands of 1609 resolution adopted on April 17”, - RA First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said in the Pan-Armenian Second Congress.

The atmosphere of the Second Congress of the People’s Movement was like this.

The entrance to the hall of the Government’s sitting was crowded one hour before the Congress launched. The corridors of the hall were also full of people who were following the events in the hall through monitors placed there.

It is impossible to speak about the whole speeches, so we will represent more interesting ones.

 Levon Zurabyan noted that thousands of arrests, violence weren’t able to break the will of the Movement and prevent it: This People’s Movement, which unites 23 political parties and several thousands, public organizations, is unprecedented.”

PPA Leader Stepan Demirchyan noted that the demands of the People’s Movement are equal to the PACE commitments required by 1609 resolution. “Let’s not forget that CE demands to allocate frequency to “A1+”, call to responsibility those who made frauds during the presidential elections in 2003”. Stepan Demirchyan thinks that the authorities should realize that “it impossible to overcome the current crisis by cosmetic changes or imitations. We need in radical changes. The crisis should be overcome by holding free and fair elections.”

 “Alternative” Member Norayr Norikyan ...