"ROAD MAP" IMPLEMENTATION INSEPARABLE FROM KARABAKH PROBLEM: FORMER ADVISER TO PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA

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May 29 2009
Azerbaijan

"The implementation of the "road map" widely discussed among political
scientists is inseparable from the Karabakh problem", said Zhirayr
Liparityan, former adviser to the first Armenian President on National
Security Affairs, professor of the University of Michigan professor
and historian, while interviewed by Liberty radio.

"This link still exists though, as far as we know, this issue is not
mentioned in the latest "road map". However, it does not mean that
the link has disappeared", considers Liparityan.

"In general, the willingness to hold bilateral negotiations with Turkey
is a politically correct approach, which was used by the governing
administrations of Armenia. Yet it is still early to assess the latest
achievements in this direction since there are no results", he said.

As for the internal political situation in Armenia, Liparityan
expressed bewilderment that the internal policy of the authorities
contradicts to their foreign policy. "Armenian National Congress,
headed by first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrossian should
be the main ally of the authorities in the successful settlement
of both problems. Who else is able to support such a policy? The
authorities are trying to conduct successful foreign policy in terms
of suppression of political forces or the forces that might provide
this support from within.

I do not understand these differences", concluded the former adviser
to the President of Armenia.