  War in Karabakh may cost too much for Aliyev’s clan, expert says April 7, 2011 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Political analyst, head of Democracy and Collaboration Institute, New York department, Andranik Mihranyan said that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is the most vulnerable leader in the post-Soviet area. “Resumption of hostilities in Karabakh is a serious matter, but violation of the current status-quo is unlikely, since neither Washington nor Brussels is interested in it,” Mihranyan said in his lecture at Armenian State Pedagogical University. According to him, despite his threats of war, the Azerbaijani leader understands that the new hostilities will have unpredictable consequences which may turn fatal for Aliyev’s clan and cost several billion dollars.   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 |  Topic Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities.Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |
