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    Obama's Transparent Hints To Serzh Sargsyan

    HAKOB BADALYAN
    11:21 04/03/2013
    Story from Lragir.am News:
    http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29159


    The Information Office of the President published the congratulatory
    message of the U.S. President Barack Obama to Serzh Sargsyan which
    contains some interesting implications.

    First, Obama reminds that they both begin their second term of office.
    This comparison may just be statement. But it evokes the gesture often
    used in American films which stands for the U.S. will be watching
    Serzh Sargsyan how he will fulfill his commitments.

    The second hint is quite clear and transparent. The U.S. investors
    expect democracy and economic reforms in order to invest in the
    country which is a valuable partner. This is addressed to the post of
    prime minister for which the U.S. and Russia have entered into a real
    fight.

    On March 12 Serzh Sargsyan will leave for Moscow where he will be
    asked question about the post of prime minister. Moscow already makes
    strong psychological pressure on Armenia. On the anniversary of March
    1 Moscow announced that Russia's airborne troops may be deployed in
    Armenia to overcome the crisis. Formally, these forces can be deployed
    only if Armenia invites them but in reality Moscow is unlikely to wait
    for an invitation. It can trigger crisis to deploy those troops.

    In the meantime, the ex-president of ARG Karen Karapetyan, the
    vice-president of Gazprom Bank who exchanged his position of mayor of
    Yerevan with his current position, has arrived in Armenia. He is a
    possible nominee.

    The Armenian press reported that Karen Karapetyan had some political
    consultations in Yerevan. The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern
    met with Tigran Sargsyan who was invited to the United States last
    year and had high-level meetings with the heads of IT giants who are
    willing to have representations in Armenia. Thus the United States
    demonstrated that they want to see Tigran Sargsyan in the position of
    prime minister.

    Obama's hint on the expectations of American investors is a high-level
    confirmation of this stance and Washington's decision to fight for the
    post of prime minister.

    Although it is possible that the recent telephone conversation between
    Putin and Obama will abate tension over Armenia. During this
    conversation the question of the Armenian prime minister was not
    discussed but change of the general atmosphere can affect this issue
    as well.

    And the most important hint by Obama was the reminder to Serzh
    Sargsyan to create `heritage'. Against the background of the election
    results and post-election developments in Armenia, the choice of the
    word does seem symptomatic. Apparently, it is an act of recognition of
    the new status quo in Armenia, a hint to Serzh Sargsyan to recognize
    the status quo as a guarantee for the completion of his second term.

    By the way, this is an interesting hint from the point of view of
    sustained development of Armenia in the context of statements on
    troops and crises coming from Moscow.

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