YEREVAN. – Armenian capital Yerevan’s Regional Studies Center Director Richard Giragosian is the grandson of an Armenian Genocide survivor, and therefore he has no need to hear from US President Barack Obama what he already knows. Giragosian himself stated this during a press conference on Friday.      

Also, he noted that it is time to be critical of the Armenian Diaspora, because the latter must understand that Armenia is not Disneyland, and it should not be gazed from a Yerevan hotel. 

Giragosian informed that he lives in Armenia for the past seven years, that Armenia’s conditions are not favorable for the Diaspora Armenians, and, consequently, Armenia’s authorities need to further facilitate life for those Diaspora Armenians who wish to live in Armenia.     

And in response to the question as to why the Karabakh issue is not touched upon during the current parliamentary election campaign season in Armenia, the political analyst responded:

“That is because the Armenians are united on this matter. The only place where the Karabakh issue continues to remain a problem is Baku, since it does not comprehend that it has lost Karabakh forever.”

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