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KREMLIN DECIDES ARMENIA'S FURTHER COURSE SINCE SEP 3 - EXPERT
17:24 ~U 08.11.13
In an interview with Tert.am, expert in political technologies Armen
Badalyan addressed the possibility of Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako
Sahakyan being appointed prime minister of Armenia.
It is up to the Kremlin to decide, he said.
With respect to a meeting of Armenia's ex-presidents and incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan, which would discuss the challenges facing
Armenia, Mr Badalyan said that the Kremlin will henceforth decide
Armenia's further course.
Elaborating on the trilateral presidential meeting, the expert said:
"A proposal for a trilateral presidential meeting was introduced -
to discuss the problems facing the country, the ways of resolving them.
It may have been possible and effective before September 3. But it has
no sense after September 3 because the issue of Armenia's course will
be settled by the Kremlin rather than by the three presidents. For
example, the three presidents decide that the Armenian president's
statement on the Customs Union was untimely and should be invalidated.
But the incumbent president will not dare make such a step. He is well
aware that such a statement on his part would mean 'no' to Vladimir
Putin, who has much greater influence on President Serzh Sargsyan
than on his predecessors.
"The point is that Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan,
is not yet seen involved in political processes. If you noted,
Armenia's first president [Levon Ter-Petrosyan] voiced his opinion
on how it should be done. Armenia's second president did not voice
any opinion of Armenia's accession to the Customs Union, which is
natural. And he lost his influence on the state government system. So
if the three presidents meet, a PR message will be addressed to the
state government system to the effect that the second president is
still powerful and can give advice to the third president. So I think
the idea of the three presidents' meeting was suggested by the people
that held high posts under the second president."
Armenian News - Tert.am
17:24 ~U 08.11.13
In an interview with Tert.am, expert in political technologies Armen
Badalyan addressed the possibility of Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako
Sahakyan being appointed prime minister of Armenia.
It is up to the Kremlin to decide, he said.
With respect to a meeting of Armenia's ex-presidents and incumbent
President Serzh Sargsyan, which would discuss the challenges facing
Armenia, Mr Badalyan said that the Kremlin will henceforth decide
Armenia's further course.
Elaborating on the trilateral presidential meeting, the expert said:
"A proposal for a trilateral presidential meeting was introduced -
to discuss the problems facing the country, the ways of resolving them.
It may have been possible and effective before September 3. But it has
no sense after September 3 because the issue of Armenia's course will
be settled by the Kremlin rather than by the three presidents. For
example, the three presidents decide that the Armenian president's
statement on the Customs Union was untimely and should be invalidated.
But the incumbent president will not dare make such a step. He is well
aware that such a statement on his part would mean 'no' to Vladimir
Putin, who has much greater influence on President Serzh Sargsyan
than on his predecessors.
"The point is that Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan,
is not yet seen involved in political processes. If you noted,
Armenia's first president [Levon Ter-Petrosyan] voiced his opinion
on how it should be done. Armenia's second president did not voice
any opinion of Armenia's accession to the Customs Union, which is
natural. And he lost his influence on the state government system. So
if the three presidents meet, a PR message will be addressed to the
state government system to the effect that the second president is
still powerful and can give advice to the third president. So I think
the idea of the three presidents' meeting was suggested by the people
that held high posts under the second president."
Armenian News - Tert.am