  Expert: Putin’s coming to power will intensify U.S.-Russia rivalry May 25, 2012 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO summit proved that the bloc doesn’t strive to replace OSCE Minsk Group in Nagorno Karabakh settlement, Director of RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies said. “On the one hand, the Atlantic Alliance intensifies presence in the South Caucasus region, which is linked to withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan by 2014. On the other hand, Putin’s coming to power in Russia has already implied toughening of the country’s foreign policy and approaches to resolution of several problems, particularly in ties with the U.S. This will result in intensification of rivalry in the world’s various regions, including the South Caucasus,” Ruben Safrastyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to the expert, NATO won’t issue any written assurances to Russia, suggesting missile defense systems are not aimed against it. On May 20-21, Chicago hosted a NATO summit, with current situation in Afghanistan and the country’s future after withdrawal of the Alliance’s forces by 2014 in focus of the meeting.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
