  Expert confident of Obama’s victory in U.S. presidential race October 27, 2012 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian political analyst has voiced confidence that Barack Obama will win the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. Levon Shirinyan noted the Democrats’ victory beneficial for Armenia, as they don’t consider Russia its top enemy and pursue relatively moderate policy against Iran. Asked why neither Obama, nor Romney met with Armenian lobbies, the expert noted the candidates’ reluctance to assume any obligations against Turkey ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the U.S. decreasing interest in Armenia after Georgia’s taking up the role of a Caucasian country to adopt pro-Western stance as the two main reasons.   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. |
