The Sardarapat Movement, in a not so veiled swipe at the opposition-based HAK (Armenian National Congress), declared in a statement released today that, "The only demand of the Armenian people is to bring down the current dictatorial regime by non-electoral means."

The statement went on to say that any deviation from this process by the opposition would lead them to the political fringe and ultimate marginalization.

The HAK has recently been criticized by some political opposition circles for softening its stance regarding regime change and has been taken to task for attempting to seek an amenable platform for dialog with the government.

In response, today’s Sardarapat Movement statement argues that such "harmony" is only necessary amongst all sectors of the people, those groups resisting the regime and opposition political and social units.

It states that this realm of resistance must be created outside the existing stagnated political arena.

In another direct reference to what Sardarapat sees as backpedalling on the part of Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s HAK, the statement points to "the beginning of a new reality in light of April 28".

On April 28, HAK held a rally in which Ter-Petrosyan said the regime had fully complied with two of its three demand and partially with the third; giving the government till the end of May to release all political prisoners.

Sardarapat concluded by stating that it is convinced that the Armenian people have the resources to free themselves from any exploitative regime.