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    ARMENIA'S PRESENT LEADERSHIP LACKS POLITICAL WILL: ANALYST

    Today.Az
    10 December 2009

    "It is obvious that the Amenian leadership has no unity of command,"
    expert at Azerbaijan's Lider TV channel Tofiq Abbasov said.

    "The position on key issues and approaches put forward by the
    president, foreign minister and speaker of Armenian parliament have
    differed on many occasions. This suggests that the Armenian political
    elite today is experiencing a crisis, if not a critical stage, and
    shows debility to the community of those countries that are closely
    engaged in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, not to mention
    Azerbaijan," he said.

    "Armenia's present leadership lacks political will to express
    unequivocal position. On one hand, they want rapprochement with
    Turkey, to make compromise on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and on the
    other hand they are afraid that this could have a tragic impact on
    their political destiny," Abbasov said.

    "Armenia has delayed the negotiations under various pretexts so far.

    It turns out that in Armenia no one wants to undertake initiative
    at a time when turning point is nearing and finally it is high to
    develop a plan to resolve the crisis with Azerbaijan. It is known
    that the situation is compounded by acute clan struggle within the
    " long-suffering " republic. Karabakh Armenians have failed to find
    common ground with the brothers in Yerevan."

    "This is beneficial for the diaspora not to lose its influence in
    the light of emerging new trends in the region," the expert said.

    "So, it is possible that there will be even no one to talk to in the
    final stage of peaceful resolution of the Karabakh problem. Who is
    chief of the Armenian team? Who makes decisions and who fully controls
    the situation? I believe even people fully knowledgeable of internal
    intrigues in Armenia can provide no clear answer to these questions,"
    he said.

    "The current situation in Armenia is that there is conflict between
    the president and the speaker of the parliament. In the meanwhile,
    foreign minister demonstrates loose position, voicing conflicting
    assessments on the Armenian-Turkish protocols," the expert added.

    "All this suggests that the most unexpected scenarios can be realized
    in Yerevan. There are little hopes that these scenarios will bring
    something positive for the regional scenario," Abbasov added.
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