IN CASE OF BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT, T. KARAPETIAN NOT TO CONTINUE DEEPENING ARMENIAN-IRANIAN RELATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Jan 29, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Tigran Karapetian, a candidate for
presidency, the Chairman of the People’s Party and the ALM holding,
is discontent with the foreign policy carried on at present. As he
stated at the January 29 press conference, in case if being elected, he
will make essential changes in that sphere. In particular, according to
T. Karapetian, he will not continue deepening Armenia’s relations with
the Islamic Republic of Iran, as that country’s President "avoided"
the visit to Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex. Instead, as the PP
Chairman mentioned, he will improve relations with Georgia for even
more, but he does not imagine establishment of diplomatic ties with
Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Touching upon the process of the election race, T. Karapetian said
that the critical abilities of some candidates do not exceed the level
of flinging mud at one another. "The forces, which have not been able
to do helpful acts, accentuate working with the protest electorate,
doing anti-propaganda to others," T. Karapetian added. Whereas, as he
mentioned, he has given tractors to villagers, as well as has taken
movable mammographic centers to remote regions for the local women
to be able to be examined there.