In a joint statement issued by the Republican Party of Armenia, the Prosperous Armenia Party and the Rule of Law Party reagarding the decision of the ARF to pull out of the ruling coalition, the new tri-party governement declared that: * The foreign policy of the Republic of Armenia has been and will be executed according to our state's national interests. * In this context, we place great importance on regional peace, security and development. * We welcome the measures taken by President Serzh Sargsyan, measures that are directed to the normalization of Armenian-Turksih relations without preconditions and within a reasonable time frame. * Once again we stress the conviction of the Armenian authorities that the establishment of relations with Turkey does not mean forgetting the fact of the Armenian Genocide or the importance of its international recognition and condemnation * By supporting the right of the people of the NKR to self-determination, we are convinced that a settlement of the Karabakh conflict must be arrived in accordance with internationally accepted rights, in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. * By positively assessing our joint work with the ARF and by placing an importance on the diversity of opinion as a principle, we respect the decisions taken by the ARF. * By positively assessing our joint work with the ARF and by placing an importance on the diversity of opinion as a principle, we respect the decisions taken by the ARF. We believe that in the future it will once again be possible to reach agreement on approaches and to cooperate on a wide range of issues regarding our national and state interests.