YEREVAN. – Zhamanak daily spoke with Armenian opposition’s Republic Party Chairman, former PM Aram Sargsyan. Below is an excerpt from the interview.  

“What regional developments may occur in the near future? America and Europe have begun to develop relations with Iran. How will these developments impact Armenia? 

“When the sanctions upon that country were lifted, we, as a neighbor-friend country, should have been the first to go and express our support [to Iran] in the future processes. [Armenia President] Serzh Sargsyan should have gone to Iran. But the Armenian authorities didn’t go; the Turkish authorities went [instead], and signed a document that they are setting up a committee to develop their relations; this should have been signed with Iran, and Iran wanted that. Fortunately, the president of Iran is coming to Armenia. I again urge the Armenian authorities, I even demand that the viewpoints in that direction be clarified, that they maintain themselves as the leaders of Armenia, not as the henchmen of the Russian Federation.”