  Artak Shakaryan: U.S. may take up isolation policy  August 18, 2010 - 14:51 AMTPanARMENIAN.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 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. |
