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Political analyst forecasts interesting processes following
presidential elections
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 13:55
YEREVAN.- Armenia is moving through the way leading to a stalemate.
Elections will change nothing, they will simply state the facts,
political analyst Richard Giragosian believes.
Asked about possible changes in country's foreign policy, he noted
that there is interesting contradiction.
`It will be hard to implement foreign policy, even taking into account
mistakes of Turkey and Azerbaijan,' he told reporters on Saturday,
stressing low level of debates and discussions in Armenia.
Head of Regional Studies Center said we are making a huge mistake
comparing democratic achievements with Azerbaijan.
`The lesion of Afghanistan and Iraq has shown that democracy cannot be
implemented from the outside. Democracy has to come from Armenia and
to be for Armenia. We are moving in the right direction, but not fast
enough,' Giragosian said, adding that there are problems which are not
discussed, in particular those concerning economic and political
reforms.
The political analyst is much more interested in processes following
presidential vote. Serzh Sargsyan has no `heir', he is representative
of the last political elite. New political elite will carry out new
policy, Giragosian concluded.
From: A. Papazian
presidential elections
NEWS.AM
February 16, 2013 | 13:55
YEREVAN.- Armenia is moving through the way leading to a stalemate.
Elections will change nothing, they will simply state the facts,
political analyst Richard Giragosian believes.
Asked about possible changes in country's foreign policy, he noted
that there is interesting contradiction.
`It will be hard to implement foreign policy, even taking into account
mistakes of Turkey and Azerbaijan,' he told reporters on Saturday,
stressing low level of debates and discussions in Armenia.
Head of Regional Studies Center said we are making a huge mistake
comparing democratic achievements with Azerbaijan.
`The lesion of Afghanistan and Iraq has shown that democracy cannot be
implemented from the outside. Democracy has to come from Armenia and
to be for Armenia. We are moving in the right direction, but not fast
enough,' Giragosian said, adding that there are problems which are not
discussed, in particular those concerning economic and political
reforms.
The political analyst is much more interested in processes following
presidential vote. Serzh Sargsyan has no `heir', he is representative
of the last political elite. New political elite will carry out new
policy, Giragosian concluded.
From: A. Papazian