Political expert rules out repetition of Arab scenarios in ArmeniaApril 7, 2011 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the few post-Soviet states where no large-scale violence was used to retain power, according to political analyst, head of Democracy and Collaboration Institute, New York department, Andranik Mihranyan. Commenting on the possibility of repeating the Arab scenarios in Armenia, the expert noted, “it wouldn’t be right to say someone was attempting to usurp power in Armenia. Besides there are no interethnic conflicts or excess human resources in the country. Certainly, at present Armenia is facing demographic, social and economic problems in complicated geopolitical circumstances. Still, even in this situation one can find a way out.” Mihranyan characterized destabilization attempts through organization of rallies as unacceptable, noting the change of power via elections to be a more preferable way. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |