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MEDVEDEV SPARED NO EFFORTS TO INVOLVE TURKEY IN REGIONAL AFFAIRS, EXPERT SAYS
news.am
June 17 2010
Armenia
There is a considerable disagreement within the Russian leadership
- between the presidential staff and the Premier - President Dmitry
Medvedev may dismiss Premier Putin in the next month, Arayik Sargsian,
Vice-Chairman of the RF Academy of Geopolitical Problems, told
journalists on Thursday.
"In fact, there is a Putin-Medvedev disagreement. During his visit to
Ankara, Medvedev did his utmost to involve Turkey in regional affairs
for it to play an active role in Karabakh. According to our sources,
Medvedev is likely to dismiss Putin within the next month or before
autumn," he said. The expert added it depends on the instruction that
RF President will get during his visits to Washington and Canada.
Moreover, the expert thinks the Armenian leadership is also divided
into two camps: one of them is working with Medvedev, the other
with Putin. "They all think about themselves not people. The one
thinks of how to maintain power, the other of how to come to power,"
Sargsyan noted.
He believes closer Russian-Turkish relsations pose a danger to
Armenia. "Medvedev handed Karabakh over to Turkey, whereas Putin
tried to stop him. The RF Premier realized that in case of any
changes in the status quo in the South Caucasus, Armenia will lose
Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan will lose Nakhchivan. Moreover,
it will lead to resumption of hostilities in the South Caucasus -
number one problem for Russia," he stated.
While on visit to Ankara, RF President Dmitry Medvedev stated that
Russia will use its influence on Armenia to reach progress in the
Karabakh peace process. Two weeks earlier, Premier Putin announced
that exerting pressure on any of the conflicting parties is not a
solution to the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
June 17 2010
Armenia
There is a considerable disagreement within the Russian leadership
- between the presidential staff and the Premier - President Dmitry
Medvedev may dismiss Premier Putin in the next month, Arayik Sargsian,
Vice-Chairman of the RF Academy of Geopolitical Problems, told
journalists on Thursday.
"In fact, there is a Putin-Medvedev disagreement. During his visit to
Ankara, Medvedev did his utmost to involve Turkey in regional affairs
for it to play an active role in Karabakh. According to our sources,
Medvedev is likely to dismiss Putin within the next month or before
autumn," he said. The expert added it depends on the instruction that
RF President will get during his visits to Washington and Canada.
Moreover, the expert thinks the Armenian leadership is also divided
into two camps: one of them is working with Medvedev, the other
with Putin. "They all think about themselves not people. The one
thinks of how to maintain power, the other of how to come to power,"
Sargsyan noted.
He believes closer Russian-Turkish relsations pose a danger to
Armenia. "Medvedev handed Karabakh over to Turkey, whereas Putin
tried to stop him. The RF Premier realized that in case of any
changes in the status quo in the South Caucasus, Armenia will lose
Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan will lose Nakhchivan. Moreover,
it will lead to resumption of hostilities in the South Caucasus -
number one problem for Russia," he stated.
While on visit to Ankara, RF President Dmitry Medvedev stated that
Russia will use its influence on Armenia to reach progress in the
Karabakh peace process. Two weeks earlier, Premier Putin announced
that exerting pressure on any of the conflicting parties is not a
solution to the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian