Peace Dialogue NGO expresses its concern regarding the pan-Armenian tour of the President of the Republic of Armenia. As an NGO aimed towards the improvement of relations of Armenia with its bordering neighbors and making efforts on the direction of peace building, our organization is absolutely certain of the necessity of improvement in Armenian-Turkish relations without preconditions and the opening of the border; however, for us the idea of such a tour seems strange and incomprehensible. Ignoring the fact that even in Armenia and among its citizens the process of Armenian-Turkish relations is opaque and unclear and that there is a huge number of people for whom there are still many questions regarding the content and appropriateness of the pending protocol, the President of Armenia considered as rational discussion of the issue with representatives of the diaspora during the tour and making efforts at clarifying the issue with our fellow countrymen outside of Armenia. Without reducing the importance of the positions and approach of the diaspora community, we consider it important to express that the President of Armenia, who is directly responsible for representation and advocacy on behalf of the citizens of Armenia, has, first of all, an obligation towards his own society and the citizens of his own country—only then afterward does he have any obligation towards the citizens of France, America, Russia, or any other country who already have someone representing their interests. Repeating the fact that there is a great necessity for clarification of many topics and reduction of doubts within Armenian society (ongoing rallies by the Dashnak Party, existence of negative positions among the political parties), we call for the following: 1.      A guarantee of transparency in the process and, 2.      An increase in the level of information and knowledge of the topic among society. In a country that is supposed to be considered democratic it is imperative that the first duty of the President of Armenia in this matter is ensuring that the society of his country can trust its own government and be knowledgeable about its actions.