The role of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) in the political landscape is not conditioned with parliamentary mandates, and being an extra-parliamentary opposition, it continues dictating a political agenda,” Deputy Chairman at the former ruling RPA Armen Ashotyan told reporters on Thursday at a briefing. In Ashotyan’s words, representation in parliament gives certain opportunities, yet does not replace the political knowledge and will.
“All the challenges and difficulties faced over the past10 months didn’t discourage us, quite the opposite strengthened even more and consolidated the party,” Ashotyan said.
Speaking of the Artsakh issue, Ashotyan noted that despite differences with the ruling force, RPA is guided by the vision of state-building as it recognizes the need for a culture of political solidarity over the matter. As to the upcoming talks between PM Pashinyan and President Aliyev of Azerbaijan scheduled for March 29...
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