ArmInfo.Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan rebuked the leader of the opposition movement, MP Nikol Pashinyan in the absence of a specific program for the development of the country.
In an interview with "Shant" TV company, Karapetyan in particular stated: "We must choose the program, the team, and not the person, no matter how good, positive and exemplary it would be." In addition, Karapetyan noted, not for all citizens of Armenia Pashinyan is the only candidate for the Prime Minister.
At the same time, he again stressed about the authorities' readiness to negotiate, stressing "without preconditions" phrase. "We are ready to negotiate, but what Pashinyan offers is not an negotiation, it's an ultimatum - either I will be the prime minister or Armenia will not have a Prime Minister." Is this a negotiation? Yes, we are ready for a new prime minister's election, in which Pashinyan can nominate his candidacy freely , but this does not mean that another candidate has no right to be nominated, is this a democracy that Pashinyan likes to talk about? " - Karapetyan asked.
At that, he accepted that there is a crisis in the country. "And we have a great deal of blame in that, and we accept that. That is why we have to find solutions from the current situation through the talks", acting Prime Minister stated, again assuring that there is no split in the RPA and authorities.