YEREVAN. - Whether Gagik Tsarukyan is returning to politics or not is his business; nobody can decide for others whether they have a right to enter politics or not.

Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said the aforementioned at the meeting with media representatives on Monday.

To the observation that this wasn't the case last time and that the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) forced Tsarukyan to quit politics, Karapetyan noted: ''Well, [you say] this wasn't the case last time but did you address the question to me last time? I am responding to the question on how I treat Gagik Tsarukyan's return. I am responding: I take it very easy.''

In the PM's words, he has regular meetings with Tsarukyan, but ''they don't discuss that issue during private meetings.'' He declined to say what issues he discusses with Tsarukyan during meetings.