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WILL U.S. AMBASSADOR BE RECALLED?
After his affirmation as ambassador John Heffern announced that his
goal is to achieve diversification. A country cannot have one partners,
Heffern said in an interview with Lragir.am.
Armenia has recently refused diversification, transferring its powers
with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
In this regard, Heffern stated that "Armenia places itself in a
position to succeed when it maintains a range of options in the
political, economic and security spheres."
Now no options are left. Should we expect John Heffern's recall who
has actually failed his task of diversification at the moment?
The option of Armenia's joining to the Customs Union was hardly ruled
out by the United States and the EU. Otherwise, Armenia would enjoy
American investments, and the EU would have held the donor conference,
raising 1.5 billion dollars for Armenia. However, everyone was waiting
till the end of November to see whether Serzh Sargsyan would hold on
or would let them down.
Tigran Sargsyan will have somehow to handle the loss of some European
programs supporting reforms which actually helped maintain some
government agencies, as well as American investments in IT. In fact,
Tigran Sargsyan should also be "recalled".
Only one thing can keep John Heffern in his current position - the
unserious attitude of the United States to the Customs Union and
its future. Many believe that the Customs Union and especially the
Eurasian Union will soon be called a bluff. Time will show whether it
is true or not but obviously the awaiting policy of the United States
and Europe was not effective. "The investment expansion" would incur
big risks but its lack was another premise for "Armenia's choice".
It is true that Armenia's diversification took place at the
psychological level and it will be reflected in the government policy.
Naira Hayrumyan 11:28 07/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30834
From: Baghdasarian
After his affirmation as ambassador John Heffern announced that his
goal is to achieve diversification. A country cannot have one partners,
Heffern said in an interview with Lragir.am.
Armenia has recently refused diversification, transferring its powers
with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
In this regard, Heffern stated that "Armenia places itself in a
position to succeed when it maintains a range of options in the
political, economic and security spheres."
Now no options are left. Should we expect John Heffern's recall who
has actually failed his task of diversification at the moment?
The option of Armenia's joining to the Customs Union was hardly ruled
out by the United States and the EU. Otherwise, Armenia would enjoy
American investments, and the EU would have held the donor conference,
raising 1.5 billion dollars for Armenia. However, everyone was waiting
till the end of November to see whether Serzh Sargsyan would hold on
or would let them down.
Tigran Sargsyan will have somehow to handle the loss of some European
programs supporting reforms which actually helped maintain some
government agencies, as well as American investments in IT. In fact,
Tigran Sargsyan should also be "recalled".
Only one thing can keep John Heffern in his current position - the
unserious attitude of the United States to the Customs Union and
its future. Many believe that the Customs Union and especially the
Eurasian Union will soon be called a bluff. Time will show whether it
is true or not but obviously the awaiting policy of the United States
and Europe was not effective. "The investment expansion" would incur
big risks but its lack was another premise for "Armenia's choice".
It is true that Armenia's diversification took place at the
psychological level and it will be reflected in the government policy.
Naira Hayrumyan 11:28 07/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30834
From: Baghdasarian