Conventional parties to fight together?

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"The decision to hold the 19th congress of the 122-year old party in the Homeland is a rather huge event," said adviser on social issues of the Central Board of the Social Democratic (Hnchakyan) Party Ararat Mkrtchyan to "A1+".

The party is holding its second congress in the Homeland since 1995 with over 70 delegates from Armenian-populated countries. Nearly all political parties and the Armenian National Congress have been invited to participate in the three-day congress.

Ararat Mkrtchyan said that the congress will draw special attention to the discussion on Turkish-Armenian relations, as well as internal political issues and the party's activities in the political field.

Will the three conventional parties with more stereotypical positions on the Turkish-Armenian relations hold protests together? In response to this, Ararat Mkrtchyan said:

"We need to discuss such issues and the congress will show exactly what steps should be taken."

There are rumors flying around that the Hnchakyan Party has invited Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Serzh Sargsyan as well. Ararat Mkrtchyan neither confirmed nor denied the rumors, saying that they have invited both the leader of the Republican Party and First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

Will the Social Democratic (Hnchakyan) Party possibly become active and go against the strategy of the ANC? Ararat Mkrtchyan said that rallies don't determine how active or passive a political party is.

Mkrtchyan recalled the words of the First President when he said that the Congress can't find solutions to catastrophic issues on its own and called on all political parties to join the process.