After the Russian Foreign Minister and OSCE Minsk Group American Co-Chair visited Armenia, the central question of the week became whether a second declaration will be signed in Moscow in case Presidents Sargsyan, Aliyev and Medvedev meet there. Signing of this declaration last but not least depends also on Turkey, which could exert pressure on Baku. Although in light of recent statements by Turkish Foreign Minister on the decision of the RA Constitutional Court on ratification of the Protocols on Armenian-Turkish relations, it appears that in near future ratification of the Protocols in Turkish Parliament and adoption of any statement on Nagorno Karabakh will be problematic.

As expected, after a 10-day New Year holiday the first working week was politically eventful. The main event was the assembly of the Constitutional Court of Armenia, which was to issue a verdict on the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. More acute was Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's unexpected visit to Yerevan.