ArmInfo. The Republican Party is completely confused, the leader of the "Make a step" movement, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan is convinced. As Pashinyan noted at a press conference in Yerevan, the RPA representatives recently announced their readiness to conduct negotiations without preconditions. "But, as you can see, Mr. Karapetyan's place is empty, and my backpack occupies it," the deputy said.
Pashinyan believes that Karapetyan's refusal to come to the talks is due to his uncertainty in his negotiating potential. "And if he is not sure about his negotiating potential before the people, how will he negotiate with Azerbaijan on Karabakh settlement," the oppositionist exclaimed.
Touching upon the Karapetyan-Putin talks held yesterday, the deputy expressed his conviction that Russia is a state that respects international law and it refrains from interfering in Armenia's internal affairs. In this context, the deputy once again considered it necessary to emphasize that this is an exclusively internal matter of Armenia, and the situation has no geopolitical implications.
He also found it difficult to say why the representatives of the Armenian government traveled to Moscow these days, the deputy suggested that this is due to the lack of support within the country. "They want to create the appearance of having support inside the country." Actively, acting Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan also wants to create the impression that he has outside support, but I believe that such actions are not worthy of respect, since this is internal affairs of Armenia and hardly any foreign countries will interfere in these processes, "the leader of the opposition movement said.
However, Pashinyan found it difficult to comment on the legality of Karapetyan's nomination for the post of prime minister due to the fact that he did not live in Armenia for a long time. (The Armenian Constitution establishes a strict qualification for compulsory residence on the territory of the country for deputies and Cabinet members for the last 4 years). According to him, it is difficult to comment on this issue for lack of reliable information, and in this regard called upon the relevant public organizations to address these issues. The deputy added that this will not change his political position towards Karapetyan.
"Now the question is, what task do we solve? The question is not who will be the prime minister, but whether we want to solve this crisis or not." If the RPA wants to go on deepening the crisis, then we will take this step thinks that we will go backward, he is wrong, we will not allow anyone to take his victory from the people, "Pashinyan said.
The deputy also did not understand the excitement caused around Putin's statement that the issue should be resolved within the framework of recognition of the results of the 2017 parliamentary elections. "We also affirm that the National Assembly, formed following the results of the 2017 elections, must elect a popular candidate for the premieres, that is, we are not saying that the 2012 parliament must elect a premier," Pashinyan said ironically.