YEREVAN.- Former Armenian Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanyan submitted an application on Wednesday to leave the Armenian National Movement party.

Talking to the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent, Arzumanyan confirmed the reports adding that his membership to the party was suspended after the party’s congress held on July 17.

Earlier, deputy chairman of Free Democrats Party Anush Sedrakyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that Arzumanyan will soon join them.

Armenian National Movement was founded in 1990. Presently it is a part of the Armenian National Congress - an oppositional union comprising 17 political parties which was founded in 2008 and is headed by first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan.