Aram Karapetyan also signed the ARF statement
Leader of the "New Times" party Aram Karapetyan was one of the signatories of the ARF's statement against the Turkish-Armenian protocols. Taking into account the fact that Mr. Karapetyan has been a member of the ARF, "A1+" asked Karapetyan if this was one of those cases when it doesn't matter if you are a former member of the ARF.
"Unfortunately, Soviet security officers are those who will always remain the former Soviet security officers. Perhaps Dashnaks were not considered to be former a hundred years ago, but today I know a lot of former ARF members," said Karapetyan.
Karapetyan mentioned that he had only signed under the statement and that that didn't imply anything.
"That statement was in the interests of the "New Times" party and I believe that it doesn't matter who took the initiative."
Karapetyan is also planning to participate in the ARF October 9 rally and march. He stated that he will continue to work with the Armenian National Congress as well.
"The opposition must be broadened as much as possible. We can work with the ARF in terms of Turkish-Armenian relations. We stand by the Congress's side in terms of Serzh Sargsyan's resignation and will do everything possible to make that happen. Let's wait a while and perhaps this will all end."
Do you think that the Congress will also join? In response, Karapetyan said:
"Yes, I have hope that all political parties will unite as one. A new wave is rising in Armenia and the opposition is getting larger."
Aram Karapetyan accepts that the society views the ARF not as an oppositionist party, but a party that is completing the state order through protests. "The ARF is currently demanding Nalbandyan's resignation. Let's wait a while and perhaps later it will demand Serzh Sargsyan's resignation as well."
The leader of the party believes that the two sides will sign the Turkish-Armenian protocols, but the parliaments won't ratify them. "Turkey will say that there will be no ratification until the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, while Armenia will say that there will be no ratification until Turkey's ratification. In the end, Galust Sahakyan will tell everyone to take a look at Armenia's diplomacy."
