Warlick said he will work in Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners in Washington, responsible for working with U.S. and international clients, development of strategic client relationships, legislation and public policy.
On November 17 the Turkish Interior Ministry dismissed Ahmet Türk from the Mayor’s post. The investigation was launched against him on the charges of “violating the state union and unity, giving money to and being a member of armed terrorist group, abuse of power, humiliating the Turkish people, the Republic of Turkey, the Turkish Parliament.”
” First, I think Trump administration is going to be vastly more focused on domestic affairs, than on foreign policy. I also think that what we’ve seen so far suggests that Mr. Trump even more than Mr. Obama is someone who believes that the world is so organized around various powers and that the U.S. should primarily deal with the major powers of the world, rather than with the lesser powers.”
“General tactical line will remain unchanged towards the South Caucasus, including regional issues, as well as in case of Ukraine and the EU. The newly elected president Donald Trump directly stated that they need powerful America, before which its partners should be accountable for each dollar. To be simpler, nobody is going to “feed” anyone for no reason.”
“It’s crime, when the state uses force towards its own citizens. And the issue is that the citizens should fight against use of violence by the state, and not make violence a norm of relations between the authorities and the opposition, the state and the society.”
“After a generation we will come to the point, that people (in former USSR countries) will stop speaking Russian. For this reason it’s necessary to exert special efforts,” Mitrofanova said, adding that Russia should be granted a legal status in former USSR countries.
“After 2-3 more stages we’ll finalize the negotiations, I don’t consider that more will be required. As soon as we finalize the negotiations, Armenia will be ready to sign the agreement. The EU will need the process of internal accord. We are sure, that the process will be speedy and the EU will be ready to sign, and we’ll sign that framework agreement.”
“I consider in 1-2 years citizens of EEU member countries will feel that. We have a market of 3 million, it’s a very small market. By becoming a EEU member country, we have become a part of a market of 170 million. If, finally, we reach those purposes, laying on the ground of that union—free move of commodities, services, workforce and capital, then we, of course, will gain a lot,” Serzh Sargsyan stated.
“We have never refused any meetings, let it be on the level of the president, Foreign Minister, even working ones, however, we always support, that those meetings were useful, and some progress was recorded. If there is no progress, if we meet, then the agreements aren’t implemented, what’s the use of those meetings?” Armenia’s President said.
“We fully support Russia’s actions to render assistance at the request of the Syrian government. Asking for assistance is the legitimate right of the Syrian government, and providing this assistance is Russia’s legitimate right,” he stressed.
