“Armenia has strengthened its positions in foreign policy, but much initiative is needed for maintaining these positions. Armenia’s positions became even stronger due to Azerbaijan’s mistakes,” Richard Giragosian, political analyst, director of the Yerevan-based Regional Studies Center (RSC), told a news conference in Yerevan. 

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“On the whole, compared with the previous year, Armenia has strengthened its positions in foreign policy, but much initiative is needed for maintaining these positions. Armenia’s positions became even stronger due to Azerbaijan’s mistakes,” said Richard Giragosian.

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Speaking about foreign policy results of 2012, Richard Giragosian mentioned end of the oligarchs’ era, successful reforms in the context of EU talks, parliamentary elections, characterizing them as “good, but not good enough”, poor socio-economic situation and unacceptable number of army incidents.

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“The PAP doesn’t have an adequate candidate, and the decision of Levon Ter-Petrossian, the first president, was a wise one. We don’t know whether there was a strategic plan for this decision,” Mr. Giragosian said. He is convinced that the decision of the PAP and the ANC reflects the problem of the Armenian political system.

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Richard Giragosian has said that Russia is “making mistakes” in ties with Armenia, as it does not respect Armenia as a reliable partner. He said that during his visit to Armenia, Russian President Vladimir Putin would visit Armenia after the 2013 presidential election and raise the price of Russian gas supplied to Armenia. Considering Armenia’s ties with the EU, Russia, and the USA, Giragosian said that Armenia should be neither pro-Russian nor pro-American, but pro-Armenian.

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