Besides the technical issue, ideological issue is existent as well: how will be elections held in Yerevan? What changes does Armenian president promise? How justified those promises are? Forthcoming elections are going to show that. I consider, after that the date of signing will be shaped,” Laure Delcour said.
“Firstly, let me clarify that the statement by Fars wasn’t official—it was making reference to its own sources. However, upon information at my disposal, Rouhani will visit Yerevan by the end of this year.”
“There is an impetus from the side of the Armenia’s Government, that the agreement will be signed in the spring of the forthcoming year. I would single out the point on visa facilitation from the agreement to be signed with the EU, I share big desire of Armenian citizens to travel to Europe by a facilitated procedure.”
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.”
