ARF Dashnaktsutyun's leaving the ruling coalition is a wish to distance itself from RA authorities

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Position of our ARF Dashnaktsutyn colleagues, or rather ex-colleagues is explained by three main points: Pressure from Diaspora, doubts about recent developments in Armenian -Turkish relations and a wish to distance themselves from RA authorities," RA NA Republican Party MP Armen Ashotyan told a news conference in Yerevan.





"ARF Dashnaktsutyun did throw some hints about their intention to leave coalition. Though I believe the true reason for this step is shortage of governmental positions, Dashnaktsutyun chose government's "neglect of national interests" as an excuse for their leaving," he said. Ashotyan is confident that by this act Dashnaktsutyun wishes to shed their image of ruling party, and run as an oppositional force at next parliamentary elections.



"Summing it all up, recent developments in Armenian-Turkish relations served as a pretext for Dashnaktytyun to announce their leaving the coalition. Nevertheless I can assure that RA foreign policy line remains unchanged, and recent events are another manifestation of complementary and multivector policy Armenia conducts," Armen Ahotyan emphasized.