Former Foreign Minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan believes that the ongoing political dialogue between the authorities and the Armenian National Congress (ANC) is useful for the public.

“It’s better to hold talks instead of using media on the one hand and Liberty Square on the other,” Melikyan told journalists on August 25. “The dialogue may originate a necessity of alternative political force or unification of some existing political forces in Armenia.”

As to the agenda, he labeled it as useless, as it doesn’t focus on problems that lead to violations during elections.

For his part, member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Mkrtich Minasyan ruled out possibility of extraordinary elections but agreed that the current coalition-opposition dialogue is beneficial for the nation.