First deputy prime minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan issued a statement over the April 22 meeting between Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, noting that Pashinyan’s position from the very start was unconstructive and was not supposing a desire to come to an agreement.
The statement runs as follows:
“We all, the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, hoped that as a result of today’s talks we will find solutions to the current situation. Unfortunately, one of the sides, Mr. Pashinyan, came not to negotiate, but to dictate his conditions. In such circumstances the dialogue could not give any result since the position of one of the sides from the very start was unconstructive and was not supposing a desire to come to an agreement.
I call on all political forces, the citizens of Armenia to demonstrate vigilance and soberness. Our ultimate goal remains the country’s stability, ensuring necessary solutions for that and not undermining the country’s normal life”.