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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.
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.