Today.Az, Azerbaijan
Jan 30 2009

Armenian political scientist: "The United States can not recognize
"the Armenian genocide" as it will mean deterioration of relations
with Turkey and Azerbaijan"

31 January 2009 [10:06] – Today.Az

"The US policy in the South Caucasus will hardly change after the
election of Barack Obama as a President", said Armenian political
scientist Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan at a press conference on Friday.

"No serious changes should be expected with Obama’s election as most
responsible positions in the state are occupied by the staff of Bill
Clinton and Georgia’s Bush’s administrations. In such conditions no
new president will be able to change the external political course of
the country", explained the political scientist.

He said, probably, the US congress recognizes the "Armenian genocide"
but "the decision will hardly be approved by the Senate and the
President".

"The United States can not recognize the "Armenian genocide" as it
will mean deterioration of ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan", noted
Melik-Shahnazaryan.

He considers that such a partial recognition will just worsen the
situation for after it the United States will try to "compensate the
recognition of "genocide" with increased assistance to Turkey and
Azerbaijan".

/Novosti-Armenia/

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress