YEREVAN. – The Armenian authorities should get rid of their political narcissism. 

Opposition Heritage Party National Assembly (NA) Faction Head Ruben Hakobyan on Wednesday stated the aforementioned at the NA.

Hakobyan commented on Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s recent statement in Astana, and in connection with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev’s letter.

In the MP’s words, some circles attempt to find justifications for Armenian diplomacy at Astana, but, in his view, they are unsuccessful.

“Our country’s domestic situation is so catastrophic that no one abroad respects our leaders any longer,” Heritage’s deputy stated.

He added that everyone will be blamed should an economic disaster occur in Armenia.

“But the powers that be continually prefer a ‘sweet lie.’ We—that is, the four non-ruling NA factions (Armenian National Congress, Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun, and Heritage)—have presented a 12-point statement. These demands [of ours from the authorities] are realistic. Take a step forward! Show that you’re ready for [doing] something!” Ruben Hakobyan noted.

The treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) was signed, in the Kazakh capital city Astana on May 29, by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. In addition, Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan participated in the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and offered to sign a treaty on Armenia’s Union accession by no later than June 15.

In response, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the letter by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev calling to accept Armenia into the Eurasian Union only within the limits of the country’s internationally recognized borders, and not including Nagorno-Karabakh. But Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, stressed the need to sign a respective document with Armenia in the shortest period of time.