PARLIAMENTARY FACTIONS REFER TO THE CONSULTATION ON THE PRESENT ROUND OF REGULATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS INVITED ON THE INITIATIVE OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SERZH

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS:During today’s parliamentary briefings the NA factions referred to the consultation on the present round of regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations which has been invited on the initiative of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. Member of “Orinats Yerkir” faction Hovhannes Margarian noted that the Party has always been for the regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations and opening of the b`order`s without any preconditions. “We welcome the initiative of the President to invite the third in turn thematic consultation round the most important national issues to get informed about the opinion of all the parties,” he said. Heads of more than 5 dozen parties took part in the consultation and the discussions will still continue. The Party supports the issue to be discussed in different levels. According to the Head of Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction Vahan Hovhannisian during the consultation the Head of the State has not excluded the opportunity of changes and the political power will continue the fight towards it. The ARF will take part in the parliamentary hearings. Referring to the proposal of “Heritage” faction Larisa Alaverdian to adopt a parliamentary statement, V. Hovhannisian said that in such decisive moments everything can be useful; the factions will discuss the proposal of their partner. According to the secretary of Prosperous Armenia fraction Aram Safarian they also gave their approval on the conduction of parliamentary hearings and their participation in them. A. Safarian noted that the Prosperous Armenia Party is for regulation of the relations with Turkey without preconditions and within commonsense period of `time`. According to the member of the Parliament the only obstacle in the regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations remains the position existing in the Turkish political powers that the normalization of bilateral relations must be conditioned by the regulation of the Karabakh conflict. “Even if the protocols are not ratified the process of opening of the b`order`s will continue as we have adopted European standards according to which there must be no close b`order`s,” Head of the Armenian Republican Party fraction Galust Sahakian said. He noted that he is principally for the expression of opposite opinions by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Head of the “Heritage” party board Armen Martirosian, who did not take part in the consultation invited by the President noted that the discussions must be launched in the state institutions including the National Assembly, and that in October 1 Parliamentary hearings the fraction will present its position.