In an interview to 168 Zham paper, American political analyst, former diplomat Paul Goble referring to Armenia’s intention to carry out humanitarian mission in Syria said, “The statement of the U.S. Embassy was short but containable. The U.S. Embassy publicly recognized the wish of the Armenian authorities to carry out humanitarian mission in Syria, accepted that it is being done considering the fact of existence of the Armenian community there and in general the wish of carrying out humanitarian mission. Naturally the USA understands Armenia’s geo-political situation, Armenian-Russian partnership relations and the wish to preserve positive relations will all the parties.”
He stressed that the U.S. side has referred to the developments in Idlib, Assad regime’s actions, Russia and Iran.
“The USA made it clear what is acceptable for it and what not. Currently Idlib is the arena of active military actions, and Armenia must stay away from it to avoid problems,” the political analyst told the paper.
Goble said that the Armenian authorities have discussed this topic during official and private talks with all the sides to understand possible consequences and their freedom limit.
