Levon Shirinyan: progress may be recorded in Armenian Genocide recognition

PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst Levon Shirinyan said that Armenia should follow closely the behavior of its strategic partner – Russia – with respect to the Turkish-Israeli confrontation.

Though the Armenian-Russian strategic relations seemed to be ideal previously, it was Russia, which saved Turkey from the collapse in 20-s of the last century, Shirinyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “It suggests that we should be careful,” he said.

At the same time, the Armenian expert noted that not only the Russian-Turkish approximation may become a problem for Armenia - Azerbaijan may also oppose to Israel and Jewish capital and take steps aimed at approximation with Russia.

“This does not mean that we are in a deadlock, to the contrary, the role of the Armenian factor is increasing in this global strategic game,” Shirinyan noted.

The Armenian expert also believes that a progress may be recorded in the Armenian Genocide recognition soon. According to him, the Jewish lobby of the US may change its stance towards this issue and even contribute to it, depending on the dynamics of the Turkish-Israeli relations.

The Armenian expert noted that Armenia should try to establish ties with the Jewish lobby in the US to start cooperating with it.

According to Shirinyan, Armenia should mobilize its resources, specifically, the Armenian Council of National Security should increase its role and conduct a thorough analytical research to reveal scenarios of possible developments.

Shirinyan also emphasized the necessity of changing the attitude towards the Diaspora. “There is need in resuming the activity of the Armenian World Congress, which used to operate in New-York once,” the expert said.