A heated debate between Armenian Republican Party member Karen Avagyan and Heritage Party representative Stepan Safaryan, regarding President Sargsyan’s tour of the diaspora took place today. Mr. Avagyan stated that most of the protests that President Sargsyan has so far encountered on his trip haven’t been sincere given that many of the participants aren’t even informed about the facts contained in the Armenian-Turkish protocols. "They have received distorted information and believe rumors of treason, etc. How can people carry out protests when they aren’t informed of the facts?" In response, Mr. Safaryan said it was incorrect to claim that the protestors are misinformed since the first powerful wave of protest to the protocols came from the diaspora immediately on September 1 and that the protests are continuing. "What I find most disturbing in the meetings that President Sargsyan has had on his tour is the fact that the Armenian authorities continue to assert that despite the protests the document will be signed. No one has the right to say that these protest actions are purely based on emotion," Mr Safaryan stated. Mr. Avagyan responded by saying that given the internal problems now confronting the Heritage Party, none of its members had the moral right to make such bold assertions. When asked by a reporter if the same approach applies to the Republican Party given the fact that former parliament speaker Tigran Torosyan has quit the party, Mr. Avagyan answered, "Nonetheless, no one from our party has played with his parliamentary seat like the leader of Heritage. It just isn’t right for people to go around passing judgement on major issues without resolving their internal problems." "You resolved the internal problems of Armenia on March 1 and now you’ve gone on to tackle mega projects? Even though it might appear that our party is split, looks can be deceiving. You know full well about how and why this commotion has been raised," argued Mr. Safaryan, adding that no one can charge the descendants of Genocide survivors of responding emotionally to this issue. The Heritage Party member went on to say that the fact that these diaspora discussions aren’t being fully broadcast here in Armenia just goes to show that President Sargsyan has met with serious opposition above and beyond organized demonstrations. He mentioned the fact that President Sargsyan, during his speech yesterday, told diaspora representatives that, "You’ve brought us two jars of preserves and no you want to make demands?" Mr. Safaryan warned that we have now entered a period of mutual recrimination and insult which could possibly threaten Armenia-diaspora relations. Mr. Avagyan, citing the words of Nzhdeh, stated that those who try to make political gain from the Genocide are the "dregs of the nation". He failed to name names however.