YEREVAN. – Armenia is a country where it is very difficult to differentiate the political opposition, National Self-Determination Union (NSU) Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan stated during a press conference on Friday.   

And speaking about the reasons why Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan decided not to run in next February’s presidential elections, the opposition NSU head said it is possible that during his European contacts they made it clear for him that it is impossible to be a businessman and to indulge in politics at the same time.   

And with respect to a possible pressure exerted upon the PAP chairman so as not to run for president, Hayrikyan noted that numerous things are carried out in Armenia through pressure. “I believe we need to always oppose force with the precept of self-determination,” Paruyr Hayrikyan added.    

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