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Sept 17 2011
US interest changed in South Caucasus
September 17, 2011 | 17:50
WASHINGTON. - U.S. interest in the region has changed. If it was a
bilateral cooperation, which later turned into a regional one in
1990s, currently after September 11, 2009, it became an issue of
global security, former Ambassador of Armenia to U.S., professor at
Tafts university Ruben Shugaryan said on Saturday at the discussion on
the `20 years of independence at Southern Caucasus: achievements and
challenges.'
The discussion was organized by Washington Center for Strategic and
International Studies. According to the professor, U.S. interest
reached to its pick in the region after the Russian-Georgian war.
`Armenian democratic movement in 1988 started as a natural reaction to
peaceful demands of uniting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the
truth is also that the Armenian revolution compared to other post
soviet states, was the first and maybe the strongest fight for
democracy and human rights,' Shugaryan said commenting on the basis
for Armenia's independence establishment.
Analytics, high-ranking officials from U.S. State Department and MOD,
experts from three states of the South Caucasus participated in the
discussion on `20 years of independence at Southern Caucasus:
achievements and challenges.' Shugaryan represented Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
Sept 17 2011
US interest changed in South Caucasus
September 17, 2011 | 17:50
WASHINGTON. - U.S. interest in the region has changed. If it was a
bilateral cooperation, which later turned into a regional one in
1990s, currently after September 11, 2009, it became an issue of
global security, former Ambassador of Armenia to U.S., professor at
Tafts university Ruben Shugaryan said on Saturday at the discussion on
the `20 years of independence at Southern Caucasus: achievements and
challenges.'
The discussion was organized by Washington Center for Strategic and
International Studies. According to the professor, U.S. interest
reached to its pick in the region after the Russian-Georgian war.
`Armenian democratic movement in 1988 started as a natural reaction to
peaceful demands of uniting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the
truth is also that the Armenian revolution compared to other post
soviet states, was the first and maybe the strongest fight for
democracy and human rights,' Shugaryan said commenting on the basis
for Armenia's independence establishment.
Analytics, high-ranking officials from U.S. State Department and MOD,
experts from three states of the South Caucasus participated in the
discussion on `20 years of independence at Southern Caucasus:
achievements and challenges.' Shugaryan represented Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian