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Will Armenia benefit from John Kerry's appointment as US Secretary of State?
tert.am
14:24 - 23.12.12
No matter whether a US political figure is pro-Armenian or
pro-Turkish, especially high-ranking one, and, John Kerry is a
well-known US political figure, he/she is being guided only by US
state interests and interests of its citizens.
David Shahnazaryan, political figure, told Tert.am, asked what Senator
Kerry's appointment as US Secretary of State will give Armenia.
US President Barack Obama has officially nominated Kerry, 69, in the
post on Friday. In 2004 Kerry was Democrat party's presidential
nominee but defeated to Republican George Bush junior.
Senator John Kerry is known for his pro-Armenian views. For more than
30 years he assisted the Armenian community of the USA in a number of
issues. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has already
welcomed his nomination.
David Shahnazaryan claimed that US political figures undertake steps
stemming from the interests of their country and it is not an issue of
being a pro-Armenian figure or not. Asked to explain the concerns of
Azerbaijan expressed in the mass media in connection with Kerry's
nomination, Shanazaryan said it can be explained with one thing - they
are Azerbaijani mass media.
Azerbaijani contact.az, stressing that ANCA has welcomed the possible
nomination of Kerry, described him as `long-time supporter of the
Armenian Cause.' The Azerbaijani source stresses that the ANCA's
statement expresses its strive to cooperate with John Kerry in the
issues on recognition of the Armenian Genocide and ensuring Nagorno
Karabakh's security by the USA.
Giro Manoyan, director of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) Bureau's political affairs office,
believes that human factor will have its role.
`Taking into consideration relations with John Kerry I think the
relations will be better and it may give an opportunity to change the
policy,' Manoyan said, speaking to Tert.am.
`It is wrong to say that as far as it is Kerry everything will be all
right, but it is also wrong to say that the personality does not
matter as the policy is one,' Manoyan said, opposing Shahnazaryan's
viewpoint and stressing that human factor may influence the policy of
the country.
Stepan Grigoryan, head of Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Analytical Center, said Kerry's appointment may mean formation of
clear position over our region. `One thing is an appointment of a
well-known person in the office who is neutral and another thing is
appointment of a person having clear position and being a
pro-Armenian. Of course, he will first of all be guided by the
interests of his state but his appointment will mean that his position
in the Armenian Genocide issue will become dominating in the US
foreign policy,' Grigoryan said, claiming that otherwise he would not
have been nominated.
The expert said with Kerry's appointment the talks over Armenian
Genocide recognition will intensify or the US position over the South
Caucasian and Nagorno Karabakh issues will change, becoming
pro-Armenian.
tert.am
14:24 - 23.12.12
No matter whether a US political figure is pro-Armenian or
pro-Turkish, especially high-ranking one, and, John Kerry is a
well-known US political figure, he/she is being guided only by US
state interests and interests of its citizens.
David Shahnazaryan, political figure, told Tert.am, asked what Senator
Kerry's appointment as US Secretary of State will give Armenia.
US President Barack Obama has officially nominated Kerry, 69, in the
post on Friday. In 2004 Kerry was Democrat party's presidential
nominee but defeated to Republican George Bush junior.
Senator John Kerry is known for his pro-Armenian views. For more than
30 years he assisted the Armenian community of the USA in a number of
issues. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has already
welcomed his nomination.
David Shahnazaryan claimed that US political figures undertake steps
stemming from the interests of their country and it is not an issue of
being a pro-Armenian figure or not. Asked to explain the concerns of
Azerbaijan expressed in the mass media in connection with Kerry's
nomination, Shanazaryan said it can be explained with one thing - they
are Azerbaijani mass media.
Azerbaijani contact.az, stressing that ANCA has welcomed the possible
nomination of Kerry, described him as `long-time supporter of the
Armenian Cause.' The Azerbaijani source stresses that the ANCA's
statement expresses its strive to cooperate with John Kerry in the
issues on recognition of the Armenian Genocide and ensuring Nagorno
Karabakh's security by the USA.
Giro Manoyan, director of the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) Bureau's political affairs office,
believes that human factor will have its role.
`Taking into consideration relations with John Kerry I think the
relations will be better and it may give an opportunity to change the
policy,' Manoyan said, speaking to Tert.am.
`It is wrong to say that as far as it is Kerry everything will be all
right, but it is also wrong to say that the personality does not
matter as the policy is one,' Manoyan said, opposing Shahnazaryan's
viewpoint and stressing that human factor may influence the policy of
the country.
Stepan Grigoryan, head of Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Analytical Center, said Kerry's appointment may mean formation of
clear position over our region. `One thing is an appointment of a
well-known person in the office who is neutral and another thing is
appointment of a person having clear position and being a
pro-Armenian. Of course, he will first of all be guided by the
interests of his state but his appointment will mean that his position
in the Armenian Genocide issue will become dominating in the US
foreign policy,' Grigoryan said, claiming that otherwise he would not
have been nominated.
The expert said with Kerry's appointment the talks over Armenian
Genocide recognition will intensify or the US position over the South
Caucasian and Nagorno Karabakh issues will change, becoming
pro-Armenian.