Of course, there are national forces in Armenia; I am even surprised that such a question arises. If a question arises, it means that there is doubt, and whether the forces that have declared themselves as such are like that or not. Second President Robert Kocharyan, who heads the “Armenia” bloc ahead of the snap parliamentary elections on June 20, stated this at Tuesday’s press conference of the leaders of this bloc.

"Yes, there are [political] forces, groups [in Armenia] that have declared themselves national; but in my opinion, they are very far from being like that. Now it is politics. Yes, there are national forces that have proven over time that they are national forces; we cooperate with those forces," Kocharyan  said.

Also, he reflected on the statement of a member of the ruling political team that the army is not to protect desolate areas, but to protect our people. "A person who thinks like that should not only not be an MP, but simply should not have the right to live in Armenia. What does 'desolate areas' mean? Much of your country can now be called 'desolate areas.' About 10-15% of each country is inhabited; [then] go, hand over the rest! This is a kind of psychology that is unfamiliar to me. I did not know at all that such people exist, walk, breathe in Armenia.

This is a disruption of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia specifically, which is a criminally punished act. And this guilt, this criminal article is on these authorities. I do not know how they will get out of this. The first question will be: 'What have you done to prevent this?' No action has been taken other than attempts to mislead one's own people," the second President said.