YEREVAN.- Armenia’s Vice Speaker Samvel Nikoyan commented on the arrest of opposition activist Tigran Arakelyan in an interview with the Armenian 168 Zham newspaper.

The dialogue between Armenia’s ruling collation and the opposition Armenian National Congress was suspended because of Arakelyan’s arrest.

In an interview with the newspaper Nikoyan said the sides can still find mutually acceptable solutions and continue the dialogue.

Asked whether police is displaying biased approach by setting free commander of road police Stepan Karakhanyan and at the same time arresting the opposition activist, Nikoyan stressed that “people involved in the dialogue should do their utmost not to ruin the process.” He considers the authorities should show more tolerance.

Earlier road police Colonel Stepan Karakhanyan was detained. He was prosecuted for appropriation of petrol in the amount of AMD 57 million. Later he was released on bail.