ARMENIAN EXPERT CRITICAL OF MINSK GROUP

The Messenger
July 23 2009
Georgia

Head of Yerevan’s Strategic and National Research Centre Richard
Kirakosian is not happy with the performance of the OSCE Minsk Group,
because he says Karabakh is not participating in its work and its
negotiations are strictly confidential. According to Kirakosian
Armenia is regarded as a weak link in the international community as
its Government is seen as being less than legitimate and unpopular
as a result of economic and internal crises.

Significantly the expert highlighted that apart from these problems
Armenia could receive a serious challenge not from Baku but from
Moscow. Kirakosian suggests that Armenia’s ally Russia is getting
more and more closely attached to Azerbaijan, so Armenia should be
prepared for any kind of developments.