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YEREVAN. - The authorities-opposition dialogue Armenia strengthened its positions in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement process, said the leader of opposition Armenian National Congress, first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

Apparently, ANC-ruling coalition dialogue is the most significant event in domestic policy of the country, regardless of given estimations, said Ter-Petrosyan.

“Neither the authorities, nor ANC and the people gained feasible benefit from the dialogue so far. But our country did. The credibility of Armenia as a civilized country immensely increased on the international arena. Owing to dialogue Armenia gained stronger positions in the process of Karabakh conflict settlement. That is what we kept repeating to the authorities for already three years and they refused to understand. That is why the settlement process reached its current, disappointing state,” said Ter-Petrosyan.

Touching upon the dialogue format he mentioned that the majority of our society is inclined to peaceful solution of problems, particularly given that process does not go on behind locked doors and is made public.

“Undoubtedly, the society is more interested in the content of the dialogue rather than dialogue as an end in itself. We have repeatedly reiterated our expectations from the dialogue- early Parliamentary and Presidential elections.  In other words we go to the negotiations with concrete proposals about addressing gravest problems facing our country – socio-economic status of the population, emigration and many others. If the authorities dispose any alternative means of dealing with these issues, let them it out.

Unfortunately, the delegation of ruling coalition has not presented us with such options so far. Consequently, the authorities have neither the capacity nor the desire to come up with an option. ANC is determined to do its best to mobilize people by autumn and force the authorities to go for early elections,” said Ter-Petrosyan.

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