  Richard Giragosian: Moscow can become overly self-assured in its position on South Caucasus September 24, 2010 - 18:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia became more wary in its policy at South Caucasus, attempting to bring it into concordance with the interests of the West, the director of Armenian Center for National and Strategic Studies (ACNIS), Richard Giragosian stated. As he pointed out at round table on New Trends in Russian Policy in the Caucasus: Threats and Opportunities for the Region, a security vacuum was formed in South Caucasus. “The retreatist policy of U.S. triggers Moscow into displaying more flexibility. Such a policy may make Moscow overly self-assured and aggressive in its regional position,” the expert concluded.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
