ArmInfo.All recent events in Berdzor and Aghavno are a classic example of ethnic cleansing, in other words, an international crime. Former MP of the Armenian parliament, lawyer Taron Simonyan, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. The appointment of Philip Thomas Reeker as U.S. Co- Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group and refusal of the U.S. and French ambassadors to Azerbaijan to visit occupied Shushi are rather strong evidence of substantial disagreement of Washington and Paris with the post-war realities in the region, political scientist Robert Gevondyan said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. Since the war in Ukraine broke out with all the ensuing consequences, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are the only corridors to Europe for Russia, Ambassador Arman Melikyan said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.The Russian peacekeepers' presence along the Lachin corridor was purely symbolic before as well. And now that the corridor has been surrendered, this symbolism is excessive, Alexey Malashenko, Senior Researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.As of today, there are more questions than answers about the corridors to be opened in the South Caucasus. But I really hope that with the support and participation of Russia, these issues will be resolved soon or maybe not so soon. Viktor Nadein-Raevsky, Researcher of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), said in an interview with ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.Despite the sharp period of geopolitical competition for the South Caucasus, global changes in the region are not expected for Moscow in the long term. Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director of the Valdai Discussion Club, Chairman, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Editor-in-Chief, Russia in Global Affairs journal, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.There are two tendencies around the Ukrainian war, that have already clearly manifested themselves. Professor of Political Science at YSU Faculty of International Relations Garik Keryan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo.. Armenia does not have such a task as spoiling or worsening relations with Russia at all. I think that an elementary calculation of our available resources speaks in favor of this opinion. Leader of the Just Armenia Party Norayr Norikyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
ArmInfo. Attempts to bring Yerevan and Baku to the negotiating table and to give constructiveness to the Armenian-Azerbaijani dialogue as much as possible will continue. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by president of the Yerevan Press Club Boris Navasardyan.