Armen Ashotyan: Kosovo will show whether Russia is capable to restore its powerDecember 14, 2007 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's role in Balkans as well as in Caucasus is still great. However, Balkan policy has been dominating for a long time, member of the Armenian National Assembly's committee on European integration, political scientist Armen Ashotyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "Actually, we are witnessing the collapse of Russian diplomacy in Balkans and Kosovo is the last spot where Russia can wield influence. Russia claims renaissance of the superpower. Kosovo will show whether this state is capable to rehabilitate. If it fails to cut the South Caucasian knots with the Kosovo precedent, it will certainly lose the status of a superpower," he said. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |