Aram Sargsyan compares cooperation between HHK and Dashnaktsutyun with marriage between snake and porcupine (video)
Speaking about the cooperation between the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) and Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Armenia (HDK) Aram Sargsyan reminded the words of Dashnak lawmaker Armen Rustamyan who said very clearly that the HHK is discredited and Dashnaktsutyun is coming to save the country. “It is up to the HHK to decide whether they want to continue their way with the Dashnaktsutyun or not if they have really invited Dashnaks to ‘save the country.’ It can be a matter of principle for them. Alternatively, they can meet halfway and form a majority in the National Assembly with some force,” he said adding that it was only a fruitless political deal. In reply to a journalist’s question how the country will benefit from the cooperation between the two parties in question, Mr Sargsyan told an anecdote. “A man was asked what would happen if a snake marries a porcupine. He said they will ‘give birth to’ four-meter barbed wire. Their policy will not change as a result of the cooperation. , I cannot understand how they will work together. Dashnaktsutyun was represented in the governing coalition for ten years, did you see any changes?” “Those are natural processes, there is nothing terrible [in the cooperation],” said HHK member Shirak Torosyan. “It is too early to speak about the results and give assessments. Let us wait and see.” “We have been criticizing the authorities since 1991but has anything changed in these years?” he asked a rhetorical question.
