Aravot asked the head of the Prosperous Armenia party, Gagik Tsarukyan, whether he tried to tell his friend, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, to be more correct in his relations with Armenia and to not give Azerbaijan so much respect. Gagik Tsarukyan responded, “I told him, and you can see his treatment and respect. He’s waiting for our Prime Minister to invite him to Armenia so that he can meet with the Prime Minister and with reporters, so that he can answer all of your questions himself.” We asked if Lukashenko will be coming to Armenia, and Tsarukyan said, “The Prime Minister and his cabinet have to answer that question. Did they send an invitation or not?”
Tsarukyan also said, “You have to be grateful that someone like me is in politics. I am a stable, fortunate individual, I am worthy of respect and well-known. They are checking up on me, and they can’t find anything bad about me anywhere.” He said that if he is a deputy, that is important for reporters and their families. “Now if I say ungrateful…”
Hripsime Jebejyan
