Section: 168hours (Armenia)
The April nightmare may resume: Uwe Halbach
“OSCE MG Co-Chairs have no other way out, than implementation of a hard power towards installation of investigative mechanisms in the contact line and on the border,” German analyst Uwe Halbach, specialized in the South Caucasus issues, told 168.am, reflecting to the Karabakh conflict settlement process. U.S. Co-Chair James Warlick stated in...
Russia, Azerbaijan and Europe
Our sworn friend Russia and that much sworn enemies are in active socializations. A few days ago presidents of Russia and Turkey signed a document, the so-called “Turkish flow” on construction of a gas pipeline. Agreements between the two countries around this gas pipeline have been reached right after Europe stated that it would attempt to...
Volumes of cheese export have increased, however the possibilities haven’t been fully used: Armen Grigoryan
Volumes of cheese, exported from Armenia have considerably increased. Upon the data of the first semester of ongoing year, Armenian cheese was exported 1.3 times more, reaching to 2580.7 tons from 3300.2 tons. Greater part was exported to Russia—3269 tons, as compared to 2574 tons of the previous year’s first semester. Export to the USA...
Armenia’s New Ballistic Missiles will Shake up the Neighborhood: The National Interest
The military parade dedicated to the twenty-fifth anniversary of Armenia’s independence has put an end to three years of speculation about whether Armenia is in possession of the Russian-made advanced 9K720 Iskander Short-Range Ballistic Missile System (SRBMS). Starting with the public rehearsal on September 16, 2016, with newly procured...
Where will Putin strike next?
Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea have left many wondering: Where next for Moscow? While no one can read Russian President Vladimir Putin’s mind, we can examine historical precedent to construct feasible scenarios for future Russian action, Newsweek reports. Here, we’ll review six such scenarios, each...
It’s a question how long Putin’s regime will continue its adventures from Middle East to Caucasus and elsewhere: Vicken Cheterian
Interview with Vicken Cheterian, representative of CIMERA center in Geneva, political analyst. Operations by the Russian Federation and Bashar al-Assad’s regime have led to suspension of Russia-USA cooperation in this issue. What may Syrian war lead to? As we saw Russia-USA dialogue, purpose of which was establishment of ceasefire in Syria,...
Addressee of the statement by John Kerry is Azerbaijan: D.Babayan
“War is beneficial neither to mediators, nor to Aliyev,” NKR president’s spokesperson David Babayan told 168.am, reflecting to the reasons of tension on the contact line. Yesterday NKR Defense Ministry press service issued a statement, pursuant which the situation has sharpened on the contact line. David Babayan stated that he has...
It’s early speaking of new Western sanctions against Russia: Alexander Rar
“Minsk process around Ukraine has appeared under threat,” German analyst Alexander Rar told 168.am, reflecting to the conclusion issued by joint investigation team (JIT) in Netherlands. Yesterday at a press conference joint investigation team (JIT) in the Dutch town of Nieuwegein said the missile had been fired from a village under the control of...
How will JIT report have an effect on Armenia?
“Armenia and the European Union are approaching to the red line, however, they don’t surpass it,” Linas Kojala, representative of Policy Analysis and Research Department of Eastern Europe Studies Centre (Vilnius), authoritative European analyst, told 168.am. Yesterday at a press conference joint investigation team (JIT) in the Dutch town of...
Threat of Big Losses and War will Remain as Long as Armenia Proceeds with its Foreign Policy: Lilit Gevorgyan
Interview with Lilit Gevorgyan, Russia and CIS, Europe senior analyst at IHS Global Insight. Active developments around Armenia have been recorded recently: works are implemented towards restoration of Russia-Turkey relations, new Russia-Iran-Azerbaijan-Turkey axis is being developed, Turkey launched operations in Syria. The region is in active...
