Out of all post-soviet republics, excluding Baltic States, Armenia is the only one having a formed opposition, Armenian National Congress member David Shahnazaryan stated at the ANC headquarter opening in Hrazdan. He underlined that Armenian opposition is not temporary or post-electoral and eventually ANC will win.

According to him, if ANC bolts “such a union will not be shaped in Armenia in the near 10-15 years.” Shahnazaryan also touched upon Armenian-Turkish reconciliation, saying there is not a single point in the Protocols implying concessions from Turkish side. Just the contrary, Armenian side is the one to make concessions. He mentioned the provision on setting up the historians’ sub-commission.

Commenting on the Karabakh conflict settlement, ANC member emphasized that the Party finds difficulty in making decisive actions as Karabakh itself either does not express its clear position on the matter or NKR authorities state pinning faith on the Armenian president. “Unfortunately neither NKR authorities nor its population assess the situation accurately”.