Q: ARMENPRESS: In light of the fact that the ARF is a member of the ruling coalition, what are your comments on Hrant Markarian's statement during the opening session of the ARF 29th Congress, in which he articulated his party's positions on foreign policy issues?

A: MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON: Those are strictly the ARF's own positions and this is not the first time that they have expressed them publicly. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disagrees with many of the positions expressed there and they do not reflect Armenia's foreign policy. It's true that the ARF is a member of the coalition, but foreign relations is constitutionally formulated by the President of the Republic.