“My opinion is the following—Assad is standing on a strong grounding, so strong that it can solve issues of the Islamic State through the other contingent in Syria, thus, under this condition, it’s senseless to continue Russia’s actions in Syria, that brings forward a range of issues. Although I don’t think Russia’s this step will weaken West-Russia tension,” Rahr said. The latter isn’t sure that the decision will boost Syrian political settlement, assured by Russian experts.
It resembles remote Caribbean crisis, when Nikita Khruschev convinced Fidel Castro to permit deploying nuclear missiles in Cuba. Then, under impression of the USA, Khruschev withdrew the missiles ignoring accord with Castro. Allegedly, negotiations on settlement of Syrian conflict have been launched in Geneva. Russia again left its ally—Assad, alone against the opposition. The third group of analysts considers reason for withdrawing Russian air force only economic sanctions. They claim that Russia doesn’t possess financial means to conduct wide-scale military actions.
“Regarding that issue the population should direct its discontent to Armenia’s authorities, and they need to clarify how the price increases after passing the border. This is a problem, and I’m also interested, how and under which factors the price changes so much. However, I consider, negotiations on gas will have positive implications for Armenia, as gas price will more decrease for Armenia, conditioned by prices for oil. Upon my calculations, this fall will comprise about 15-20% on account of fall in price for oil,” Simonov said. In his conviction, the issue was covered during Sargsyan-Putin meeting as well.
“The issue has been covered during the meeting of Armenia’s and Russia’s presidents, and at the moment, Ministries negotiate over gas price with Gazprom Armenia Company,” H.Abrahamyan said.
According to him, employees of the Ministry, the Plant and Yerevan TPP will be included in the group headed by L.Shahverdyan, Yolyan’s Deputy Minister. The working group, after studying Nairit Plant condition, in short terms should submit proposals of necessary initiatives on further exploitation of the Plant.
Vardan Ayvazyan, co-author of the law, RPA MP, replied that the questions refer change to “Customs law,” and it’s an issue of separate discussion, “By this part we don’t charge money for cars imported from EEU space.”
Change of situation in Syria is exclusively conditioned by political agreement, there is no other way. Truly enough, military progress was a means for Syria to have more effectual position around negotiation table, everybody shares the idea, that settlement of Syrian conflict is exclusively a political one.
According to A.Arzumanyan, new system presupposes that political parties may actively perform, and Vartan Oskanian has experience in the field, “As for uncovering of March 1, however, I suppose he shouldn’t have founded a political party for that, but testified to investigative service, by telling everything he knew. In this case the crime would have been easily revealed.”
Vahe Hovhannisyan, PAP MP, regarded among the first ones to get invitation for membership in Oskanian’s party, hasn’t got the invitation yet. According to him Vartan Oskanian has all the rights to establish his own political party in Armenia. “By founding a political party, considerable changes will be recorded in Armenia’s political field, second, third and fourth places will be clarified, and cards of everyone, slightly said, will be mingled,” he anticipated.
Azimov also mentioned, “Application of complete format of Minsk group may become a means for extra pressure against Armenia by international community. I consider activity and role of, for instance, Germany, Sweden and Turkey in Minsk group more productive.” Azerbaijani diplomat reminded that last time Minsk group held plenary sessions in the period of 1995-96, after which whole negotiation process was limited within the United States, Russia and France.
