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Armenian politician forecasts new challenges for authorities
13:40 - 04.05.13
Considering the direct links between foreign and domestic policies,
the president of the Armenian Political Scientists' Union says he
strongly doubts that the coming couple of years will be a period of
ease for the ruling authorities.
`There are foreign policy challenges, with the regions close to our
borders facing a high tension. Iran is about to hold a presidential
election, and we don't know what the situation will be then,' Hmayak
Hovhannisyan told Tert.am, when asked to comment on the opposition's
remarks that Armenia is unlikely to hold political elections for four
or five years to come.
The expert gave little importance to the reactivated talks over
Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that the process has acquired a formal
character over the recent period. Hovhannisyan noted that Russia is
now trying to recover the process from a state of agony.
`And it's clear why, because if the sides are negotiating there is a
greater unlikelihood of a renewed war. If they are not negotiating and
facing a deadlock, that likelihood increases. And that naturally
troubles Russia because it will have to be directly involved in war
operations in case they resume,' he said.
The expert noted that Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian left for the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic upon his return from Russia to negotiate
with the country's president, Bako Sahakyan.
He further pointed out to the increasing tensions in Syria,
considering it yet another cause for keeping the Armenian authorities
in trouble.
All the processes, according to the expert, will be accompanied by
possible exacerbations with the United States.
And last but not the least, he spoke of the Russian factor. `2015 is a
symbolic [year] not only for us but also for Russia. While we are
going to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Russia
will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great
Patriotic War, which it achieved at a high sacrifice. So Putin would
wish to symbolize the anniversary with serious achievements marking
progress in integration projects,' he said, adding that the Eurasian
Union efforts could offer a good format for realizing the plan.
Hovhannisyan added that Armenia's possible integration is of great
importance to Russia as the country's agreement to join the Union
would imply the South Caucasus's involvement in the project.
Armenian News - Tert.am
13:40 - 04.05.13
Considering the direct links between foreign and domestic policies,
the president of the Armenian Political Scientists' Union says he
strongly doubts that the coming couple of years will be a period of
ease for the ruling authorities.
`There are foreign policy challenges, with the regions close to our
borders facing a high tension. Iran is about to hold a presidential
election, and we don't know what the situation will be then,' Hmayak
Hovhannisyan told Tert.am, when asked to comment on the opposition's
remarks that Armenia is unlikely to hold political elections for four
or five years to come.
The expert gave little importance to the reactivated talks over
Nagorno-Karabakh, saying that the process has acquired a formal
character over the recent period. Hovhannisyan noted that Russia is
now trying to recover the process from a state of agony.
`And it's clear why, because if the sides are negotiating there is a
greater unlikelihood of a renewed war. If they are not negotiating and
facing a deadlock, that likelihood increases. And that naturally
troubles Russia because it will have to be directly involved in war
operations in case they resume,' he said.
The expert noted that Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian left for the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic upon his return from Russia to negotiate
with the country's president, Bako Sahakyan.
He further pointed out to the increasing tensions in Syria,
considering it yet another cause for keeping the Armenian authorities
in trouble.
All the processes, according to the expert, will be accompanied by
possible exacerbations with the United States.
And last but not the least, he spoke of the Russian factor. `2015 is a
symbolic [year] not only for us but also for Russia. While we are
going to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Russia
will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great
Patriotic War, which it achieved at a high sacrifice. So Putin would
wish to symbolize the anniversary with serious achievements marking
progress in integration projects,' he said, adding that the Eurasian
Union efforts could offer a good format for realizing the plan.
Hovhannisyan added that Armenia's possible integration is of great
importance to Russia as the country's agreement to join the Union
would imply the South Caucasus's involvement in the project.
Armenian News - Tert.am