Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan: Azerbaijan estranges itself from Russia to please U.S.September 24, 2007  Calls to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by use of force become more frequent in Azerbaijan. President Aliyev's statements on "determination to liberate their lands" meet approval among media and politicians, who sometimes call for war against Armenia as well. PanARMENIAN.Net requested political scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan to comment on Azeri statements. Ara Papian: Armenian Genocide is the issue of present and futureSeptember 13, 2007  The problem of demarcation of the Armenian-Turkish border is still open, as 80 years ago. Despite 5 treaties signed by the states which won World War I and Wodroow Wilson's arbitration award on the Armenian-Turkish border, the border has not been determined yet. From the viewpoint of the international law, the Republic of Armenia, being the assignee of the First Republic, is entitled to raise the issue again. Diplomat and historian Ara Papian comments on the situation to PanARMENIAN.Net. Vartan Oskanian: Anti-Armenian propaganda policy of Azeri authorities is unpromisingMarch 13, 2007  Armenian foreign policy is aimed at both establishing good-neighbor relations with the countries in the region and long term constructive relations with European structures. Here a special place occupies the process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement. The RA FM Vartan Oskanian shared his views with PanARMENIAN.Net concerning perspectives of negotiation process in near future. Tadevos Charchyan: The United States may suffer serious and irrecoverable loses in IranMarch 1, 2007  The Iranian problem becomes more and more actual. Is the United States going to bomb Iran or not, if Iranian nuclear program is a threat to the world and region, or there exist other considerations, which can lead to one more conflict in the Greater Middle East. Specialist on Persian philology Tadevos Charchyan told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist about possible development of events. Karen Bekarian: Armenia will pass its way to EuropeFebruary 6, 2007  The system of European values is close for Armenia and the cooperation plan with the EU in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy can perform a serious influence on both the situation in Armenia and the whole region. Chairman of European Integration NGO, political scientist Karen Bekarian comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on Armenia's possible expectations in case of successful implementation of the program.  Alexander Iskandaryan: Bullets shot at Hrant Dink were aimed at Liberal TurkeyFebruary 1, 2007  Turkey itself, alleged changes in that country, investigation over Hrant Dink's murder, as before, are at the center of attention of the world community. More and more voices both in Turkey itself and moreover, outside of it demand to cancel the 301st article of the Turkish Penal Code. Director of Caucasian Media Institute, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist what we should expect from Turkey's way to Europe. Ruben Safrastyan: U.S. Opportunities to Influence on Further Development of Events In Turkey IncreasesJanuary 23, 2007  Hrant Dink's assassination according to a number of experts, can seriously influence on public atmosphere in Turkey, as well as strengthen the tension in the country before coming presidential elections in May of 2007. The specialist in Turkic philology Ruben Safrastyan, the head of Oriental Studies Institute of the RA NAS (National Academy of Sciences) comments on possible consequences of the murder. Richard Giragosian: US Focuses on Evolutionary Change in ArmeniaJanuary 19, 2007  Absence of US Ambassador in Yerevan since July 2006 to some extent negatively influences on the Armenian-American relations. This year Armenia is awaiting parlaimentary elections and the politicians are likely to focus on the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border blocked by Turkey since 1993. Richard Giragosian, expert of the Armenian International Police Research Group - AIPRG, Washington.DC. comments on the situation to PanARMENIAN.Net. Manvel Sargsyan:: Neither of South Caucasian States Cares of NeighborsDecember 14, 2006  Supposed changes in the balance forces in the region and optimistic statements on the possible settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem by the end of 2006 have revealed new directions and distribution of the power vector. External factors and first of all strengthening of the U.S. and European structures in the region and Russia's retreat from the dominant positions is being observed in the region. Analyst of Kavkaz center Manvel Sargsyan comments on the situation to PanARMENIAN.Net. Suren Manukian: Turkey Would Prefer to Be Regional Leader Rather Than EU MemberNovember 8, 2006  The deployment of the Turkish peacekeepers in Lebanon has aroused a wave of protest among the Armenian community of the country. On the whole the military operations in Lebanon can have a serious impact upon the developments in the Near East. At PanARMENIAN.Net's request orientalist Suren Manukian comments on the situation in the Near East, its possible development and influence on the neighbor states. |  Other interviewsJames Appathurai: NATO has not changed position on Karabakh and supports OSCE MG efforts Garo Armen: A real philanthropist seeks no excuse Aras Özbiliz and Artur Sarkisov: Artur believes in love at first sight, Aras can’t travel without his phone Alizé Oswald and Xavier Michel: Aliose glad to see their songs promote French language  Armenian Foreign Minister to visit London  Negotiations with UK foreign minister are on the agenda, to be followed by meetings with the speaker of House of Lords.Armenian parliament to discuss gas prices May 23 Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan noted that a discussion will be held on May 23 on the planned gas price hike.Armenian National Congress discusses further plans Armenian National Congress (ANC) held a board meeting on May 17, chaired by leader Levon Ter-Petrossian. |
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