Expert: Armenia’s diplomacy most stable in region
28.04.2009,
00:43
Armenia pursues is the most stable diplomacy in the region, Oriental Institute Director Ruben Safrastyan said in Novosti International Press Centre on Monday.
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Armenia pursues is the most stable diplomacy in the region, Oriental Institute Director Ruben Safrastyan said in Novosti International Press Centre on Monday.
He said the current situation in South Caucasus is due to geopolitical and geo strategic changes caused by the August war in Georgia.
“The war has strengthened Russia’s positions in South Caucasus and changed status quo in the region. Armenia has managed to maintain stability and strengthen own positions”, Safrastyan said.
The expert said that Georgia has lost its significance as geopolitical factor, and Azerbaijan, who supported Georgia at the initial period of the war, but later shifter its bias toward Russia, has proven to be an unreliable country.
Unlike its neighbors, Armenia has managed to maintain strategic ties with its ally, Russia, good relations with Georgia and normal relations with the United States, having proven to be the most stable country in the region.
Safrastyan said that Armenia worked out the most reasonable diplomacy in the region and went out of the situation with stronger-than-before positions.
As a result, Turkey withdrew its precondition for establishing diplomatic ties with Yerevan and expressed willingness to improve relations with Armenia.
On Wednesday, Armenian Turkish and Swiss foreign ministries issued a joint statement saying “a roadmap” had been drawn by them to improve the relations. --0--
He said the current situation in South Caucasus is due to geopolitical and geo strategic changes caused by the August war in Georgia.
“The war has strengthened Russia’s positions in South Caucasus and changed status quo in the region. Armenia has managed to maintain stability and strengthen own positions”, Safrastyan said.
The expert said that Georgia has lost its significance as geopolitical factor, and Azerbaijan, who supported Georgia at the initial period of the war, but later shifter its bias toward Russia, has proven to be an unreliable country.
Unlike its neighbors, Armenia has managed to maintain strategic ties with its ally, Russia, good relations with Georgia and normal relations with the United States, having proven to be the most stable country in the region.
Safrastyan said that Armenia worked out the most reasonable diplomacy in the region and went out of the situation with stronger-than-before positions.
As a result, Turkey withdrew its precondition for establishing diplomatic ties with Yerevan and expressed willingness to improve relations with Armenia.
On Wednesday, Armenian Turkish and Swiss foreign ministries issued a joint statement saying “a roadmap” had been drawn by them to improve the relations. --0--
