Expert skeptical over Syrian President’s staying in powerFebruary 3, 2012 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Orientalist Suren Manukyan expressed skepticism over President of Syria Bashar al-Assad’s ability to suppress interior unrest and retain power. According to the expert, Bashar al-Assad may save the situation only if he manages to oust the opposition forces from major cities forcing them into a partisan war. “Authorities will definitely have great advantage if guerilla war breaks out. Assad could settle the problem eight months ago. Now he can’t any longer,” Manukyan said. The expert further noted that the West attaches great importance to solving the Syrian issue within the context of that of Iran, depriving the latter of its allies. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |