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ALL POLITICAL FORCES WAITING FOR FEBRUARY - ARMEN BADALYAN
14:03 * 29.12.14
In an interview with Tert.am, expert in political technologies Armen
Badalyan said that since Russia's authorities will specify their
position on constitutional amendments next February no political
confrontation over the matter should be expected in Armenia before
that.
"Armenia's authorities remain strong. They neither gained nor lost
anything. By 'mobilizing' I understand acquiring new allies, higher
ratings. I think that the government has lost part of its rating
during its unsuccessful activities - no economic growth or allies
or supporters."
As to whether Armenia's authorities fail to see any threats, Mr
Badalyan said:
"What are they going to do? Are they going to hold their supporters'
congresses? They have what they have and are going to use it as they
think best."
>From January to the end of February or beginning of March Armenia's
authorities are supposed to deal with constitutional amendments.
"The matter is expected to be clarified. Specifically, the president
must know the Russian leadership's position because it is clear that
'constitutional reforms' actually imply a change of power. After they
have discussed it, the consequences will be discussed in Armenia. No
confrontation over the matter should be expected until the matter
has been specified."
Asked why it took Russia such a long time to develop and express its
opinion, Badalyan said he thinks that Russia had much more serious
problems to preoccupy itself with.
"Russia has its own problems, and Armenia is not of such a big
importance for it to force the country to set aside all those questions
to tackle the domestic problems of Armenia. It has to do with Ukraine
and its own economy, the sanctions and anti-sanctions. So why should
deal with Armenia's problems unless all those questions are resolved. "
As for possible indirect impacts on Armenia, the expert avoided to
make any predictions. "It's not me but the Armenian authorities that
link everything with the Russian authorities' decisions. And the
September 3 [2013] decision was made by the Armenian president,
not me. And that can be said to have diametrically changed the
country's domestic policies in one night, as we saw the impact of
the declining Dram-Rouble relations on Armenia's economy. And we saw
the Rouble stabilize after the Dram began stabilizing. As to those
relations' impact, I don't know anything yet. And I cannot engage
in fortune-telling."
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/29/armen-badalyan/1549347
From: Baghdasarian
14:03 * 29.12.14
In an interview with Tert.am, expert in political technologies Armen
Badalyan said that since Russia's authorities will specify their
position on constitutional amendments next February no political
confrontation over the matter should be expected in Armenia before
that.
"Armenia's authorities remain strong. They neither gained nor lost
anything. By 'mobilizing' I understand acquiring new allies, higher
ratings. I think that the government has lost part of its rating
during its unsuccessful activities - no economic growth or allies
or supporters."
As to whether Armenia's authorities fail to see any threats, Mr
Badalyan said:
"What are they going to do? Are they going to hold their supporters'
congresses? They have what they have and are going to use it as they
think best."
>From January to the end of February or beginning of March Armenia's
authorities are supposed to deal with constitutional amendments.
"The matter is expected to be clarified. Specifically, the president
must know the Russian leadership's position because it is clear that
'constitutional reforms' actually imply a change of power. After they
have discussed it, the consequences will be discussed in Armenia. No
confrontation over the matter should be expected until the matter
has been specified."
Asked why it took Russia such a long time to develop and express its
opinion, Badalyan said he thinks that Russia had much more serious
problems to preoccupy itself with.
"Russia has its own problems, and Armenia is not of such a big
importance for it to force the country to set aside all those questions
to tackle the domestic problems of Armenia. It has to do with Ukraine
and its own economy, the sanctions and anti-sanctions. So why should
deal with Armenia's problems unless all those questions are resolved. "
As for possible indirect impacts on Armenia, the expert avoided to
make any predictions. "It's not me but the Armenian authorities that
link everything with the Russian authorities' decisions. And the
September 3 [2013] decision was made by the Armenian president,
not me. And that can be said to have diametrically changed the
country's domestic policies in one night, as we saw the impact of
the declining Dram-Rouble relations on Armenia's economy. And we saw
the Rouble stabilize after the Dram began stabilizing. As to those
relations' impact, I don't know anything yet. And I cannot engage
in fortune-telling."
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/29/armen-badalyan/1549347
From: Baghdasarian