Armenian Parliament Vice Speaker: 'We must stop hating Azerbaijan and Turkiye'

Armenia must give up hatred towards Azerbaijan and Turkiye, Hakob Arshakyan, vice-speaker of the Armenian Parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party, said, Report informs via news.am.

Hakob Arshakyan urged to renounce the hatred lurking in everyone's hearts: "Hatred for anyone, as well as for a particular country and people, is a disease that needs to be cured," he said.

In his opinion, other players take advantage of the strained relations between Armenia, Turkiye and Azerbaijan. Arshakyan pointed out the need to improve relations with neighbors as soon as possible.

"I want our society to know that we will talk to everyone, regardless of their attitude to certain countries and regardless of what happened in this or that historical period. We must enter into a dialogue, as this proceeds from our interests. We must not become someone else's tool or bargaining chip,” he said.