ARFD does not demand President’s resignation, because it will put
country in concussions again, ARFD deputy says

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The conscious part of the nation
expresses its agreement to the ARFD’s suggestions to make changes in
Armenian-Turkish Protocols published on August 31. RA NA ARFD faction
member Ruzan Arakelian reported this at a September 24 press conference
adding that "queues were formed" for joining the signature collection
held by Dashnaktsutiun.

"We should say no to the Protocols and it should take place in the
Republic of Armenia thanks to the efforts of all Armenians living
abroad, and we should prevent the signing of the initiated protocols,"
another participant of the press conference, NA Heritage faction member
Zaruhi Postanjian said. She expressed regret that ARFD took such steps
only now instead of doing it 10 years ago, it made part of the power
violating human rights, including freedom of expression. She noted that
ARFD was part of that power even after the ill-famed events of March 1,
2008 and supported Serzh Sargsyan. According to Z. Postanjian, ARFD now
also does not demand President’s resignation and demanding only the
resignation of Foreign Minister means not to say the final word and not
to demand.

Opposing to the other speaker R. Arakelian declared that ARFD’s being
part of the power was not an end in itself: the party thought that
being in power it could prevent and prevented the problems of the
country. ARFD does not demand President’s resignation, because it will
put country in concussions again. According to R. Arakelian, on the
occasion of March 1 events Dashnaktsutiun has done whatever a
tender-hearted political force, which thinks about the country, should
do.