The Armenian authorities provoke panic around Karabakh in order to distract attention from urgent social problems and continuous rise in prices, said a representative of the Armenian National Congress.

“The ANC is planning a protest against the rise in prices on April 6,” Levon Zurabyan told reporters on Friday.

He also said that the Congress will continue pressing for conduction of early elections, a necessity for Armenia.

As to Karabakh process, Zurabyan did not exclude resumption of hostilities. “The negotiation potential has been already exhausted. If Armenia agrees to a framework agreement on Karabakh, some progress may be expected in the Armenian-Turkish dialogue. If Armenia doesn’t, relations with Turkey will not be normalized,” he said.