Chairman of the Labor Party of Armenia, entrepreneur Gurgen Arsenyan stated that Armenia’s national initiatives have failed during the past 300 years.

“To achieve success, Yerevan should present its interests in a state format, as it’s done by Ankara and Baku,” he told reporters on April 8. “People’s security should be a priority for Armenia.”

Commenting on the Armenian-Turkish relations, he said these resemble a minefield. “We should be extremely careful to prevent explosion while the process of ratification of Protocols is going on both in Armenia and Turkey,” he said.

Dwelling on the domestic situation, Mr. Arsenyan said that the authorities and opposition should demonstrate political will. “The President should declare new amnesty and release people who were arrested for their political views,” he said, adding that his party doesn’t support the idea of extra elections in Armenia.