RESULTS OF COMPETITION HELD AMONG ANALYSTS AND EXPERTS SUMMED UP

YEREVAN, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The “Caucasus Institute for Democracy”
development program summed up on March 16 results of a competition
announced among experts and analysts 2 months ago. According to them,
among the more than 30 presented works, Vahagn Aglian was honoured with
the first prize, 300 thousand drams and diploma for the work dedicated
to development of relations of Russia and the South Caucasus. Prizes
of 200 thousand drams and dimplomas were awarded to Artak Shakarian
for the work concerning the process of Turkey’s membership to the
European Union, and Haroutiun Khachatrian, Noyan Tapan agency expert,
for the work “Armenia: Economy Growth Potential of Coming Years.”

Sergey Shakariants for the work “Kosovo and Artsakh,” Hayk Demoyan and
Sergey Minasian correspondingly for the works “Islamic Mercenaries
in Karabakh War” and “Military-Technical Aspects of Regional Safety
and Problems of Control towards Armament in South Caucasus,” were
awarded the third prize of 150 thousand drams each and dimplomas.

Others of other 3 works were awarded encouriging prizes of 50 thousand
drams each: Hrant Ter-Abrahamian and Levon Ghazarian for the works
concerning problems relating to Iran, and Arshak Ohanian for the
analysis of the U.S., NATO and Russia relations and policy with the
South Caucasus.

While summing up the competition results, Gagik Ter-Haroutiunian, the
head of the jury, the Director of the “Noravank” scientific-educational
center, attached serious importance to the issue that analytical
society is formed in Armenia the evidence of what is that the
considerable part of more than 30 works are analytical works of
a rather high quality. Estimating the works, the jury took into
account the authors’ independence and the general quality of the
works. The organizers also mentioned that the competition will become
a traditional one.