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CLINTON'S PRESENCE CANNOT RESTRAIN AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT
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June 07, 2012 | 13:42
YEREVAN. - Either the US is unable to have an influence on the parties
and we have an unmanageable neighbor (Azerbaijan), or it is not too
significant for the US as to what happens, even if this were to become
a local confrontation, Armenia's opposition Heritage Party member and
former MP Stepan Safaryan said, during a press conference on Thursday,
commenting on the current tense situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani
border in parallel with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's visit
to the region.
In his view, it is apparent that Clinton's presence cannot restrain
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.
"Azerbaijan is trying to prove to its society that they are capable
of returning [Nagorno-]Karabakh. But, at the same time, all this is
a sounding out as to clarify the international community's reaction
to all this," noted Safaryan.
He expressed a view that the US must have solid bases for visiting
Armenia, because US secretaries of state have not come to the country
often. Safaryan maintained that such visits commenced after signing
of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, and this shows that opening of
the border is very important for the US.
Stepan Safaryan also noted that the geographical scope of Clinton's
visit likewise says something.
"When the world is concerned about Iran's nuclear program, when Germany
gives aircraft carriers to Israel, [and] when there is chaos in Syria,
the United States cannot disregard even Armenia," stated Safaryan.
news.am
June 07, 2012 | 13:42
YEREVAN. - Either the US is unable to have an influence on the parties
and we have an unmanageable neighbor (Azerbaijan), or it is not too
significant for the US as to what happens, even if this were to become
a local confrontation, Armenia's opposition Heritage Party member and
former MP Stepan Safaryan said, during a press conference on Thursday,
commenting on the current tense situation at the Armenian-Azerbaijani
border in parallel with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's visit
to the region.
In his view, it is apparent that Clinton's presence cannot restrain
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.
"Azerbaijan is trying to prove to its society that they are capable
of returning [Nagorno-]Karabakh. But, at the same time, all this is
a sounding out as to clarify the international community's reaction
to all this," noted Safaryan.
He expressed a view that the US must have solid bases for visiting
Armenia, because US secretaries of state have not come to the country
often. Safaryan maintained that such visits commenced after signing
of the Armenian-Turkish protocols, and this shows that opening of
the border is very important for the US.
Stepan Safaryan also noted that the geographical scope of Clinton's
visit likewise says something.
"When the world is concerned about Iran's nuclear program, when Germany
gives aircraft carriers to Israel, [and] when there is chaos in Syria,
the United States cannot disregard even Armenia," stated Safaryan.