During the interview
Raffi Hovhannisyan spoke about the decision not to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
about their probable outcome and other issues. He specifically noted: “It is also important that the policy
that will come to replace today’s politics, be Armenian-centric. regardless of
where did Mr. Karapetyan earn his wealth or where did his charity come from?
(in Armenia and Artsakh he did a huge amount of charity), regardless of the fact that he
In addition to being a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, he was also a citizen of another country (as I was an American and came to Armenia).
we should be able, as individuals, leaders, oppositionists, to be Armenian-centric
in our approaches. We should do everything so that this election does not turn into a geopolitical dilemma
question One is pro-European, the other is pro-Russian.
That “pro-Russianism”, in my opinion, should leave the vocabulary of the opposition, and “Westernism”, i.e. the European Union
becoming a member…I can say one thing: Armenia under this government
will never become a member of the European Union or bearer of its true values. This power
can show itself closer to Russia, now it is the European direction
trying to serve the people, but here there is no connection between civilization and European
with values»:

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