ArmInfo. Now there are 2 factors that strongly influence the situation in Armenia and the region - the first of them is a global confrontation between Russia and the West, including the Artsakh issue, and three times it is a referendum that must be held on September 25 in Iraq on the issue of creating Kurdistan. Ara Papyan, head of the Modus Vivendi research center, expressed such opinion at a press conference on August 29.
According to him, Russia's expectations regarding the improvement of relations with the United States on the arrival of Trump's power did not come true, and Armenia faces a serious challenge in this light - simultaneously to try to please Russia and not spoil relations with the West at the same time. At the same time, the expert noted that the only issue in which Russia and the United States are still interacting is the Artsakh issue, since in the questions of Ukraine and Syria, the opinions of the two countries do not coincide. "However, there is already a confrontation in this issue, since the statement on Karabakh by the former OSCE Minsk Group co-chairman Richard Hoagland, who, in fact, did not say anything new, is due to the fact that he wanted to remind Russia and Armenia again that The United States is also involved in the process of settling the Karabakh issue, Russia has always taken a leading position in the negotiation process, however, recently the US has also stepped up and it is likely that the balance of power will soon change, "Papyan said.
Papyan also noted that against the backdrop of these processes Armenia should raise the issue of recognizing the Treaty of Sevres, which is the only document proving the right of the Armenian people to their historical territories.
To note, according to the Treaty of Sevres, signed on August 10, 1920 in the city of Sevres, Turkey must transfer territory to Armenia an area of 103 599 square meters. Km: two thirds of Wilayetes Van and Bitlis, almost all Vilayet Erzurum, the greater part of the Trebizond vilayet, including the port. Having united with the Republic of Armenia that existed in Trans Caucasus, an independent united Armenian state would have an area of more than 150 thousand square meters in total. km, with access to the Black Sea. However, this decision was never implemented.
ArmInfo.Kurdistan independence could lead to a chain reaction in Iran, resuming the conflicts at South Caucasus. Such an opinion was stated to ArmInfo by independent analyst, Arman Melikyan, the Ex-Foreing n Minister of NKR.