ArmInfo.The U.S. policy in the South Caucasus remains unchanged – a comprehensive settlement of the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani, Americanologist Suren Sargsyan wrote on his Facebook account as he commented on CIA Director Williams Burns.
According to him, it is Armenia's Security Council, not National Security Service, that is the CIA's partner in Armenia, as it is Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan and Mr Hikmet Gajiyev, Aide to the President of Azerbaijan, are in charge of the Armenian-Azerbaijani reconciliation.
"I am sure the visit agenda has been drawn up by the U.S. as we have no our agenda. And the CIA's major targets in the region are Iran and Russia, the nations Washington is seeking to force out of the region. The U.S. believes Russian military presence in the region prevents normalization of the Armenian-Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations," Mr Sargsyan wrote.
Georgian and Azerbaijan are key nations in the South Caucasus.
"By the way, Gina Haspel, former CIA director, CIA Station Chief in Azerbaijan. Since the Armenian- Turkish and Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization processes are under way, Washington will be active. Key West and football diplomacy are examples," the expert concludes.