Artak Shakaryan: U.S. may take up isolation policyAugust 18, 2010 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Renewal of Armenia-Russia military agreement and conclusion of Azerbaijan-Turkey strategic partnership agreement suggest that U.S. is abandoning the region, expert Artak Shakaryan believes. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq has whipped Turkey to intensify activities in Middle East. “U.S. citizens are unhappy with Barack Obama’s foreign policy. Next year, Obama will start preparations for the oncoming presidential elections. He will possibly initiate an isolation policy,” Shakaryan said. “Currently, the EU is engaged in resolution of financial crisis-related issues, OSCE Minsk Group has slowed down activities and U.S. will soon abandon the region. Thus, the issue falls to the share of Turkey and Russia, who’re trying to redistribute their forces,” the expert concluded. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow. |