ARMENIA’S FIRST PRESIDENT SHOWS LOYALTY TO RUSSIA’S LEADER

15:19 * 09.03.15

Styopa Safaryan, Director of the Armenian Institute of International
and Security Affairs (AIISA), believes that Armenia’s first
president, leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) party Levon
Ter-Petrosyan is implementing one task, namely, remaining in politics
until the 2017 parliamentary elections.

“There was time when Ter-Petrosyan remained in politics by conducting
a dialogue with the authorities. Later he began cooperating with the
Prosperous Armenia party,” he said.

Ter-Petrosyan’s desire is to show he is most loyal to Russia. It was
clear at his last rally, when he ironically spoke of “demands for
Putin’s resignation on breastplates.”

Thus, Mr Ter-Petrosyan hinted that an opposition force could emerge
in Armenia which would be in opposition to Russia.

“Vacuum is in Armenia’s opposition arena, and the efficient figure
will occupy the seat of honor. There is a vacuum in the radical
opposition arena, but opposition forces have always existed. But I
do not say I want to see any force in the square because society is
only disappointed.”