YEREVAN. – The events in Ukraine cannot repeat in Armenia, opposition Heritage Party Board Secretary Stiopa Safaryan stated at a press conference on Wednesday.

In his words, Ukraine had a precedent for revolution, whereas Armenia did not.

“There are revolutionary expectations within the Armenian society, but there are no other factors, ‘channels’ through which the Ukrainian Maidan was able to connect with the international community,” Safaryan noted.

According to him, there is a political opposition in Armenia, and four political forces are collaborating; but three of them do not have a European vision in terms of the country’s foreign policy.

“The PAP [i.e., Prosperous Armenia Party], the ANC [i.e., the Armenian National Congress], and the ARF [Dashnaktsutyun Party] supported Armenia’s [Russian-led] Customs Union [CU] and Eurasian Union accession,” Heritage’s official stated.

Stiopa Safaryan added that the Armenian authorities have agreed that the country will become a member in the CU, whereas the opposition is not against—if not, for—it.

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