SERZH SARGSYAN WILL HAVE TO KEEP HIS WORD

david-petrosyan
18/12/09

Political analyst David Petrosyan thinks in the first half of
2010 Serzh Sargsyan will have to keep his promises given to world
superpowers.

"I think that Serzh Sargsyan has given the outer forces different,
at the same time mutually contradicting promises.

If Serzh Sargsyan executes the demand of one side, the other side
will demand a counter step. This will create serious problems from
the RA authorities and personally for Serzh Sargsyan," says the
political analyst.

Regarding Armenian-Turkish rapprochement David Petrosyan said:
"In his recent announcements Serzh Sargsyan reconfirmed that he had
taken David Shanazaryan’s advice according to which Armenia should
ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols earlier than Turkey. Besides,
Turkey must ratify the document within 60 days otherwise Armenia will
annul the protocols. I salute this decision."

Anyway, the political analyst thinks that the passing year registered
progress in Armenian-Turkish relations and the main reason for this
was the agreement of superpowers.

"No progress would have been achieved if the USA, Europe and Russia
hadn’t given their consent. Yet, it doesn’t mean they have agreed
over the Karabakh issue. I don’t exclude that they have agreed on the
withdrawal of Armenian troops from the five territories adjacent to
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic," he said.

Asked whether the Armenian side has agreed to withdrawal its troops,
David Petrosyan replied: "I think they have given a verbal consent."

David Petrosyan didn’t rule out that the Armenian Constructional
Court will approve of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols on January 12.

"For the first time in the history of Armenia we have a literate
opposition (Armenian National Congress) guided by the interests of
the country," concluded the political analyst.