“Turkey is moving toward democratization, while we, Armenians, are talking about constitutional reforms, and actually lead the country with inverted commas opposition to decline of democratization”, such opinion was expressed by NDU leader, Paruys Hayrikyan, in the conversation with Aravot.am, drawing parallels between the presidential elections held in Turkey and the current situation in Armenia. He noted that by constitutional reforms, actually, they want to restrict the people’s right, the right to vote one or two times in five years.
To our question of whether negative developments are expected in the Armenian-Turkish relations, given the fact that Gül is perceived as more tolerant figure than Erdoğan, Mr. Hayrikyan responded as follows, “There is a talk, they say a toy of idle times. Those expressing such an opinion are busy with it. These people, in recent times, were the bearers of political power. How one can tell that the same political power bearers should worsen or make something better? Armenian-Turkish relations can be changed when one of the two sides takes a step. While they are sitting either busy with fortunetelling or with the toys of idle times.”
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
