Former vice speaker of Armenian parliament: "The position, the powers have taken in the Nagorno Karabakh issue, creates concern"

As for external challenges, Saakyan noted that there is no progress in the issue of democratic development and freedom of speech and also said he does not trust the commission for investigation of March 1-2 events. "The chairman of the commission can not be called neutral as he has made the statements, which prove his position on these events", said Saakyan.

As for the external policy of Armenia, the former vice speaker of the Armenia said "the position the powers have taken in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, creates concern".

"We see that some agreements, which have not been published yet, are being attained in the Karabakh conflict. We suppose that the provisions for us are heavy and are in the framework of Azerbaijani concept. I read the Azerbaijani mass media, publishing agreements, according to which Nagorno Karabakh is an integral part of Azerbaijan and discussing the status of Nagorno Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan", explained Saakyan.

Leader of the party "Constitutional Law Union" Ike Babukhanyan, member of the recently founded opposition political association, which also includes the United Communist Party, Union of National Self-Determination, Armenian Democratic Party, National-Liberal party of Armenia and Armenian Christian-Democratic Union, also agreed with him.

He said the situation around Nagorno Karabakh is not in Armenia's favor.

As for the arrests of the activists of Armenian organizations in the Armenian-settled region of Georgia Samtkhe-Javakheti, he said it could be another thing to make the Armenian powers anxious, especially because it occurred in the threshold of the opening of the Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Baku railroad.

Babukhanyan also announced that one of the main problems of Armenia is a demographic issue. "We do not only lag behind Azerbaijan for birth rates. 23% of young people at the call-up age are either sick or unfit", said the party leader.

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