Richard Giragosian: Moscow can become overly self-assured in its position on South CaucasusSeptember 24, 2010 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia became more wary in its policy at South Caucasus, attempting to bring it into concordance with the interests of the West, the director of Armenian Center for National and Strategic Studies (ACNIS), Richard Giragosian stated. As he pointed out at round table on New Trends in Russian Policy in the Caucasus: Threats and Opportunities for the Region, a security vacuum was formed in South Caucasus. “The retreatist policy of U.S. triggers Moscow into displaying more flexibility. Such a policy may make Moscow overly self-assured and aggressive in its regional position,” 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. |