Fame is usually not the goal for a true artist. You can be famous for many things today. But as an artist you would like for your art and craft to be recognized all over the world, yes! And have people use what you do to their own best ability and appreciate it as much as you do. The main obstacle I would say is timing. Everything has it’s time and place and I believe that I have a place at the top of the industry.
“But like with any open door, there is still the question of how many people will walk through and when. Since both sides showed a strong political will to come to this agreement, and since the benefits from the cooperation are very tangible, all those who wish Armenia well should make use of the new opportunities very actively.”
“I’m sure it’ll open wide perspectives for economic development. On March 3 I met Denis Manturov, Minister of Trade and Industry of Russia, in Moscow and we discussed issues on bilateral cooperation on agricultural equipment, radio-electronic industry, as well as on establishment of Russia-Armenia fund.”
“It is no wonder that there is so much aggression in the air when diplomacy is seen to have achieved so little. A vacuum has been created which will be filled either by negotiations or by threats and potential military action. Another problem is that the other two Minsk Group co-chairs, France and the United States, have been seen to be too passive recently and that therefore the impression is created that Russia—and in particular foreign minister Sergei Lavrov—is the sole negotiator.”
The list of political parties and their alliances participating in upcoming parliamentary elections have already been submitted. Armenia has entered the pre-election stage. What will the new Parliament be like? Which powers have more potential to appear in the National Assembly?
The “Pressing” club re-launches its debates under “168 Hours” newspaper, during which in-depth issues referring to our country, the society are being touched upon. The project is implemented in partnership with “DEPOP” Institute for Governance, “AZAD Pharma AG” ltd and “168 Hours” newspaper.
“It’s clear that Armenia’s presence in CSTO provides the opportunity to institutionalize relations with Russia, i.e. CSTO interests Armenia, firstly, out of Russian factor, and this is creation of another “single flag”, under which Armenia can have support from Russia in various issues. Everybody knows which issues are meant, from which—Azerbaijani aggression, Turkish factor, which undoubtedly is considered important.”
The “Pressing” club re-launches its debates under “168 Hours” newspaper. In this pre-election period our purpose is contributing to conscious election of voters through debates with the participation of political powers, political, economic and social figures, as well as experts. The project is implemented in partnership with “Depop” Institute for Governance and ՞AZAD Pharma AG” ltd.
“Unfortunately, years later NK issue is more probable to be settled militarily. Both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides participated in negotiations, in fact, not being ready for the promised concessions. It’s another issue why the sides agreed on this negotiation format.”
“Risk of default increases, as Armenia failed to formulate a stronger miscellaneous economy to better confront external shocks. Moreover, Armenia’s exports are more, mostly metal and agricultural goods.”
