In support of the current President of Armenia, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) confidently dismisses all charges of the opposition and of the Diaspora against the assumption that with such a foreign policy the Armenian state casts doubt on the fact of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire and poses a threat to the security of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. In response to all the attempts of the oppositional forces to withdraw from the Protocols the items that pose a threat to the abovementioned, the RPA, though without parading, made it clear that doing it was impossible and unreasonable. Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Razmik Zohrabyan, speaking earlier this week at a press conference, said that no changes could be made to the initialed Protocols because "if Armenia made such a proposal, the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations would be interrupted for another 2 years." He also stated that Armenia's ruling coalition supported the current process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and was even ready to bear responsibility if the consequences arising from this processes were to be to the detriment of Armenia.

Another member of the Republican Party of Armenia Karen Avagyan declared that ratification of the Protocols by the Armenian Parliament in no way depended on the decision of the Turkish side. Avagyan noticed that parliamentary coalition supports ratification of the Protocols. "If Turkish parliament refuses to ratify the Protocols, they will be recognized void", stated Avagyan, adding that in this case Turkey would be forced to explain to the international community the reason for her actions.

The Republican Party stance was actively supported also by the Chairman of the "Solidarity" Party Sargis Avetisyan, who believed that signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols should not be delayed and the whole process ought to be viewed in geopolitical context. "It's the first time that all the three superpowers have spoken with one voice on the issue of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations," emphasized Avetisyan, considering that the position of one of the superpowers might change over time, and Armenia would be deprived of the chance to solve her problems with Turkey without preconditions and would again have troubles in process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Hayk Demoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute too expressed his support for the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, declaring that normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations provides a real opportunity to the Armenian side to eliminate the consequences of the Armenian Genocide. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Monday, October 5, Hayk Demoyan said that the Protocols "provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the Armenian Genocide in the Turkish society, to identify and return to their roots the Armenians living in Turkey, and to save the Armenian cultural heritage.." According to him, these documents also provide an opportunity to, at least in some way, restore the Armenian factor in Turkey. Moreover, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute believes that the Turkish side has fears too. It fears an intensive restitution of the Armenian factor, and the Armenian expansion.

But, not without logic, this argument did not find much support among broad layers of the Armenian society and the Diaspora, for whom the process of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations is not totally impossible. Alertness is caused by a number of provisions included in the Protocols. Most Armenians believe that in practice there is no need to sign an international treaty for the establishment of diplomatic relations and opening of a border. On October 9, at a meeting with journalists, his emotional assessment to the awaiting Protocols gave also ex-Foreign Minister Vahan Papazyan, who declared: "If the Protocol did not point to establishing a historical commission, these documents would not be so dreadful." Former Foreign Minister of Armenia considers that the issue of establishing an intergovernmental commission between Armenia and Turkey is very important for Ankara itself. "The General Staff of Turkey is responsible for coordinating the work on establishing this commission. Ankara allocates huge amounts to this," declared Papazyan. He expressed his support for the view that "if at least one provision of the Protocols is unacceptable, the whole document should be considered unacceptable."

In the middle of the week 12 political parties of Armenia joined hands to coordinate the protest forces against signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. They were the Armenian Revolutionary Federation of Dashnaktsutyun, Ramkavar-Azatakan Armenia, the "New Times" Party, the People's Party, the Democratic Party, "Heritage", "Goyamart", " Mother Armenia", the Socialist Labor Party of Armenia, "United Armenians", the party "Vow of National Unity", and the Armenian Aryan Association. The Armenian National Congress distanced itself from this initiative, preferring to act on its own platform.

The most radical reaction to the initialed Armenian-Turkish Protocols was the protest movement "Miatsum". On October 6 about a hundred supporters of the movement burned a copy of the text of the Protocols and a photograph of President Serzh Sargsyan near the Tsitsernakaberd, memorial complex to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Former Commander of "Shushi" Battalion Zhirayr Sefilyan, Film Director Tigran Khzmalyan, Deputy of the Parliamentary Faction of "Heritage" Party Zaruhi Postanjyan were present at the protest action.

The political week in Yerevan was completed by the expanded meeting of the Armenian Security Council, which approved the initialed Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.. According to Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia Arthur Baghdasaryan, "Parallel with the establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey, there will be developed a program on solving all problems." He also stressed that Armenian national security is not in danger today and citizens should not worry. It was also noted at the meeting that the issue of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide remains on the agenda of the Armenian foreign policy, and the process of normalization of relations is not related to the settlement of the Karabakh problem.

On October 9, Friday another protest action was held by the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, attended by 11 other Armenian parties united under this platform. Protesters marched along Mashtots Avenue and after a brief demonstration at the Residence of the President of Armenia, where they handed the administration a statement on rejecting the Armenian-Turkish agreement, walked to the Memorial Complex of the Armenian Genocide "Tsitsernakaberd". By this time the number of demonstrators had reached 20 thousand people.

Representative of the ARF Bureau Dashnaktsutyun Hrant Margaryan stated at the meeting in Tsitsernakaberd that if the ratification of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols is not turned down in the parliament, the party will demand a government dissolution as a way to recognize the Armenian-Turkish Protocols void.