The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) has just finished a rally in Aznavour Square in Yerevan.

Among the speakers were Vahan Hovhannisyan, member of the ARF Bureau, Armen Rustamyan, member of the ARF Executive Council and Ara Nranyan, member of the ARF parliamentary faction.

Hovhannisyan pointed out that the ARF has never been against the reopening of the Turkish-Armenian border. However, the party can by no means agree to “the price the Armenian authorities are ready to pay” meeting Turkey’s preconditions. “We say ‘yes’ to the establishment of diplomatic relations without any preconditions. However, in their present form, the Protocols are unacceptable and must be revised,” Hovhannisyan stated with confidence. “After we left the coalition, the Foreign Minister and the Secretary of the Security Council stated that they did not understand the ARF, which was well informed of the document being drafted. We voiced our concern several months ago and are going to do so in the following weeks,” Hovhannisyan said.