ArmInfo. In Moscow, of course, they are ready to tight mutually beneficial cooperation with any force able to have the majority of voices and form an adequate coalition in Armenia. Such an opinion expressed to ArmInfo the researcher of the Caucasus Research Cetnre and Central Asia of the Oriental Institute RAN Andrey Areshov.
The parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held on April 2. Nine political forces will participate in them. Blocs Tsarukyan, Elk, Oskanian-Raffi-Ohanian, ANC-NPA, and the Free Democrats, Armenian Renaissance, ARF Dashnaktsutyun Republican and Communist parties of Armenia.
"Of course, with the exception of obviously marginal parties and groups whose approaches to vital issues for Armenia and Armenian statehood are far from adequate perception of existing realities, I would like to believe that the new composition of the Armenian parliament, while be aiming at competent and well- coordinated work, will correspond mentality of the majority of voters", he said.
In this light, the Expert noted that the confidence expressed in Moscow by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, that Armenia will pass this phase of its development exactly under leadership of Serzh Sargsyan, was perceived as direct political support to Serzh Sargsyan and the Republican Party he leads.
At the same time, Areshov believes that, despite some muffledness in public discourse, foreign policy issues have an important, if not paramount importance. And for a small Armenia with limited resource and demographic potential involved in the Karabakh conflict and being in semi-blockade conditions, foreign policy and security issues will remain a priority for a long time.
The expert noted that in the face of a real threat of the resumption of hostilities around Karabakh, Yerevan significantly intensified contacts with major foreign policy and trade and economic partners, primarily Russia. At the same time, he noted that the Center for Integration Studies of the Eurasian Development Bank over the past few years has recorded a tendency to reduce the public support of the EEU in Armenia. and the growth in the number of those who belong to the Eurasian integration association is negative or indifferent.