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    PRESS RELEASE
    Armenian Center for National and International Studies
    75 Yerznkian Street
    Yerevan 0033, Armenia
    Tel: (+374 - 10) 52.87.80 or 27.48.18
    Fax: (+374 - 10) 52.48.46
    Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
    Website: www.acnis.am


    27 March, 2014


    ACNIS Evaluates the Events in and Around Ukraine


    Yerevan--The Armenian Center for National and International Studies
    hosted a seminar earlier today devoted to the crisis in Ukraine and
    its impact on international relations. Representatives of diplomatic
    missions, experts, political analysts, civil activists and journalists
    took part in the discussion.

    Director of administration Karapet Kalenchyan made opening remarks
    welcoming the guests and fellow speakers. Igor Roman, an advisor for
    the Ukraine Embassy in Armenia, took the floor and presented the
    political situation in Ukraine and its broader implications. Mr. Roman
    introduced the political situation in Ukraine and beyond after the
    Crimea "referendum" and emphasized that the referendum was
    illegitimate, only the 30% of the Crimea citizens partook in that
    event, while the vast majority - the 60% are in favor of Ukraine's
    association with EU. The Embassy adviser told that Ukraine currently
    is under Russia's attack in all dimensions - from brutal and false
    propaganda to violation of international obligations and Treaties,
    including the Budapest Memorandum.

    Afterwards, the political analyst Sergey Minasyan spoke of the
    challenges to international stability and security directly emerging
    from the Ukrainian developments. To his view the Crimea annexation
    isn't the very aim that Russian sought in Ukraine, it will be rather
    used as a card in relations with West and Ukraine fir achieving new
    solutions within the Ukraine itself like federalization.

    ACNIS director of research Manvel Sargsyan warned against the threat
    of collapse of the international legal-political system. In his
    opinion Russia and the West blame one another for violating and
    breaching international law, while awaiting to use sanctions and
    military force. Sargsyan did not rule out the possibility of continued
    geopolitical expansionism by the superpowers.


    In the conclusive "question and answer" part of the seminar the former
    Ambassador of Ukraine to Armenia Mr. Oleksandr Bozhko, the 1st
    secretary of the Embassy of Russian Federation to Armenia Mr.
    Alexander Vasiliev, commentators from Radio Liberty and Ria-Novosty,
    also civil activists presented their approaches and visions.

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    The Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS) is
    a leading independent strategic research center located in Yerevan,
    Armenia. As an independent, objective institution committed to
    conducting professional policy research and analysis, ACNIS strives to
    raise the level of public debate and seeks to broaden public
    engagement in the public policy process, as well as fostering greater
    and more inclusive public knowledge. Founded in 1994, ACNIS is the
    institutional initiative of Raffi K. Hovannisian, Armenia's first
    Minister of Foreign Affairs. Over the past 20 years, ACNIS has
    acquired a prominent reputation as a primary source of professional
    independent research and analysis covering a wide range of national
    and international policy issues.


    For further information on the Center call (37410) 52-87-80 or
    27-48-18; fax (37410) 52-48-46; email [email protected] or [email protected];
    or visit www.acnis.am

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