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

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.