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IN WHAT CONTEXT GORIK HAKOBYAN'S ISSUE WILL BE SOLVED
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24506.html
Published: 11:20:52 - 09/12/2011
The Haykakan Zhamanak Daily writes that again rumors appeared on
the upcoming dismissal of the chief of the National Security Service
Gorik Hakobyan.
The newspaper wrote that Serzh Sargsyan is considering his dismissal
seriously because in the presidential office they are afraid that
Gorik Hakobyan's age and health may "let him down" at crucial moments.
Gorik Hakobyan's possible successor is rumored to be Arzuman
Harutyunyan, the brother of the chairman of the Constitutional Court
Gagik Harutyunyan.
Rumors on Gorik Hakobyan's dismissal appear in the Armenian press very
often. It should be noted that according to the law, without further
"complications", he was to retire earlier but his term of office has
been prolonged by the president for several times.
There is an opinion that the Armenian NSS is closely linked to Russia's
intelligence service. hHence, the decision on the head of the NSS is
made in Moscow. In other words, de facto the Armenian authorities
play no role in the appointment of the NSS Chairman; this task is
out of the "competences" of the Armenian government.
Gorik Hakobyan has been in this office for so long because he was
intact, and also because there was no one to replace him. Can this
situation change now?
Traditionally, the Armenian army and the NSS have been considered
as branches of Russia's relevant structures. In case of the army,
we can notice some changes: it became very autonomous in terms of
external military relations and partnership. We can say that the
Armenian army has "diversified" its external relations. The NSS
is a more conservative structure, and in this sense, it is almost
impossible to think about its "diversification", especially now when
Russia is gradually losing its influence on the traditional "zones"
and will "cling" to everything.
Apparently, Gorik Hakobyan's issue will be solved in this context.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country24506.html
Published: 11:20:52 - 09/12/2011
The Haykakan Zhamanak Daily writes that again rumors appeared on
the upcoming dismissal of the chief of the National Security Service
Gorik Hakobyan.
The newspaper wrote that Serzh Sargsyan is considering his dismissal
seriously because in the presidential office they are afraid that
Gorik Hakobyan's age and health may "let him down" at crucial moments.
Gorik Hakobyan's possible successor is rumored to be Arzuman
Harutyunyan, the brother of the chairman of the Constitutional Court
Gagik Harutyunyan.
Rumors on Gorik Hakobyan's dismissal appear in the Armenian press very
often. It should be noted that according to the law, without further
"complications", he was to retire earlier but his term of office has
been prolonged by the president for several times.
There is an opinion that the Armenian NSS is closely linked to Russia's
intelligence service. hHence, the decision on the head of the NSS is
made in Moscow. In other words, de facto the Armenian authorities
play no role in the appointment of the NSS Chairman; this task is
out of the "competences" of the Armenian government.
Gorik Hakobyan has been in this office for so long because he was
intact, and also because there was no one to replace him. Can this
situation change now?
Traditionally, the Armenian army and the NSS have been considered
as branches of Russia's relevant structures. In case of the army,
we can notice some changes: it became very autonomous in terms of
external military relations and partnership. We can say that the
Armenian army has "diversified" its external relations. The NSS
is a more conservative structure, and in this sense, it is almost
impossible to think about its "diversification", especially now when
Russia is gradually losing its influence on the traditional "zones"
and will "cling" to everything.
Apparently, Gorik Hakobyan's issue will be solved in this context.