The death attempt organized against Paruyr Hayrikyan a few days ago may radically change the political situation not only in Armenia but also around it. The question “who would benefit from this?” was asked many times and hundreds of different answers were given.
A member of Karabakh committee Ashot Manucharyan also adverted to this matter. He along with Hayrikyan was one of the activists of foundation of Armenia. When speaking of the incident, Manucharyan first of all drew attention to the internal situation of Armenia, by mentioning that it is the Achilles Heel of our country.
In case of terror against politicians usually governments are the first target for critics. I am sure that this incident was not in the interest of first of all president Sargsyan. But is the government Sargsyan only? Aren’t there any other groups that might be interested in changing the status-quo and generate instability? I am not informed of the structure of the powers within the government and I cannot make conclusions.
The Russian National Democratic Party, known with its nationalistic ideology, has launched signature collection campaign for the purpose of adopting visa regime for Russia and South Caucasus with Middle Eastern countries.
