West supports Arab Spring to neutralize radical Islamists – expertSeptember 11, 2012 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. and other Western countries are trying to get involved in Arab Spring to weaken or neutralize the threat of radical Islamization of Arab states, Arab studies expert said.However, as Sargis Grigoryan told a news conference in Yerevan, the West merely supported, rather than initiated Arab Spring-related events. “Having intensified their activities, radical Islamists and al-Qaeda are attempting to establish influence in the states which have undergone serious change as a result of Arab Spring.” “Even if the West succeeds in neutralizing the threat of radical Islamization in a traditional and secular state like Syria, it’s highly unlikely that Egypt’s Muslim Brothers will be as easy to manage,” the expert concluded. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |