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Hovik Abrahamyan's Shuttle Diplomacy
AMES HAKOBYAN
12:44 16/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29308
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, head of Serzh Sargsyan's campaign
headquarters, visited Raffi Hovannisian last night. During the visit
Hovik Abrahamyan and Raffi Hovannisian had a talk in the presence of
public. Then they went into the tent put up for the presidential
candidate who has gone on hunger strike. Hovik Abrahamyan joked that
they were going to the VIP hall. One could see from the video that
Hovik Abrahamyan felt unease as so many people were looking at them,
and Raffi Hovannisian agreed that they continue their conversation in
the tent.
Most probably, Hovik Abrahamyan visited him at night when there would
be less people. Hovik Abrahamyan's visit is interesting because it
followed Raffi Hovannisian's rally during which there were some
interesting statements. First, Raffi Hovannisian said they start
forming an alternative government, then an alternative ceremony of
inauguration on April 9 was announced, as well as there was a
statement on running in the municipal election.
At the same time, Raffi Hovannisian stated that the Heritage Party may
leave the EPP and said if this is Europe, we do not need such Europe.
In the meantime, it should be noted that Hovik Abrahamyan visited
Raffi Hovannisian not only after the rally but also after Serzh
Sargsyan's visit to Brussels where he went the day after his visit to
Moscow.
No doubt, Hovik Abrahamyan's midnight visit was not a visit of
politeness. He was Serzh Sargsyan's envoy.
It may also be an intention of individual mediation at one's own
discretion. It is possible that he is not only Serzh Sargsyan's envoy
but also his relative Gagik Tsarukyan's envoy. In other words, Hovik
Abrahamyan is doing a so-called shuttle diplomacy and conveys both
Serzh Sargsyan's and Gagik Tsarukyan's message to Raffi Hovannisian to
look for ways of strengthening his foothold in the government pyramid.
By betting on Hovannisian-Tsarukyan tandem Hovik Abrahamyan may boost
his own capital by causing problems for Serzh Sargsyan and later offer
his services for solving them.
By the way, a few days before Raffi Hovannisan's hunger strike Hovik
Abrahamyan had stated that he does not understand Raffi's demands. He
had better talk to the government on assuming responsibility in
different spheres.
Raffi Hovannisian stated that he is talking to Serzh Sargsyan, not
Hovik Abrahamyan.
>From this point of view, it is not ruled out that Hovannisian and
Abrahamyan went into the tent so that Abrahamyan could telephone Serzh
Sargsyan and pass the telephone to Raffi Hovannisian.
J
AMES HAKOBYAN
12:44 16/03/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29308
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, head of Serzh Sargsyan's campaign
headquarters, visited Raffi Hovannisian last night. During the visit
Hovik Abrahamyan and Raffi Hovannisian had a talk in the presence of
public. Then they went into the tent put up for the presidential
candidate who has gone on hunger strike. Hovik Abrahamyan joked that
they were going to the VIP hall. One could see from the video that
Hovik Abrahamyan felt unease as so many people were looking at them,
and Raffi Hovannisian agreed that they continue their conversation in
the tent.
Most probably, Hovik Abrahamyan visited him at night when there would
be less people. Hovik Abrahamyan's visit is interesting because it
followed Raffi Hovannisian's rally during which there were some
interesting statements. First, Raffi Hovannisian said they start
forming an alternative government, then an alternative ceremony of
inauguration on April 9 was announced, as well as there was a
statement on running in the municipal election.
At the same time, Raffi Hovannisian stated that the Heritage Party may
leave the EPP and said if this is Europe, we do not need such Europe.
In the meantime, it should be noted that Hovik Abrahamyan visited
Raffi Hovannisian not only after the rally but also after Serzh
Sargsyan's visit to Brussels where he went the day after his visit to
Moscow.
No doubt, Hovik Abrahamyan's midnight visit was not a visit of
politeness. He was Serzh Sargsyan's envoy.
It may also be an intention of individual mediation at one's own
discretion. It is possible that he is not only Serzh Sargsyan's envoy
but also his relative Gagik Tsarukyan's envoy. In other words, Hovik
Abrahamyan is doing a so-called shuttle diplomacy and conveys both
Serzh Sargsyan's and Gagik Tsarukyan's message to Raffi Hovannisian to
look for ways of strengthening his foothold in the government pyramid.
By betting on Hovannisian-Tsarukyan tandem Hovik Abrahamyan may boost
his own capital by causing problems for Serzh Sargsyan and later offer
his services for solving them.
By the way, a few days before Raffi Hovannisan's hunger strike Hovik
Abrahamyan had stated that he does not understand Raffi's demands. He
had better talk to the government on assuming responsibility in
different spheres.
Raffi Hovannisian stated that he is talking to Serzh Sargsyan, not
Hovik Abrahamyan.
>From this point of view, it is not ruled out that Hovannisian and
Abrahamyan went into the tent so that Abrahamyan could telephone Serzh
Sargsyan and pass the telephone to Raffi Hovannisian.
J