AUTHORITIES SHOULD NOT ATTACH IMPORTANCE TO WHAT OPPOSITION SAYS: ARARAT ZURABYAN

Tert.am
12.04.10

The positions of the Armenian side would be a little solid,
should Yerevan have a different approach towards the Armenia-Turkey
normalization, Head of Armenian Pan-National Movement (HHSh) Party
Board, Ararat Zurabyan said at a press conference today.

In his opinion it would be correct if Armenia ratified the
Armenia-Turkey Protocols before President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit
to Washington.

"May be it would be correct to ratify the Protocols without waiting
for Turkey [to do so], showing [the world] that Turkey is destructive
and avoids ratifying the Protocols. The Armenian side would have an
advantage only in this way," said Zurabyan.

Asked whether or not the authorities would be criticized, should
they have ratified the Protocols before Turkey, Zurabyan said: "I
think that each political unit, especially the one that is ruling,
should in many cases not attach importance to what the opposition
would say. I think the authorities should take the step, if they are
sure that it is the right thing to do and that it would be beneficial
for Armenia," explained Zurabyan.