Section: 168hours (Armenia)
As soon as there is no settlement to the Abkhazia and South Ossetia issue, Reasoning will always be found for Georgia not to become a NATO member country: Tevan Poghosyan
“A few important issues have been settled at Warsaw NATO Summit. First, NATO is deploying armed forces in Baltic countries and in Poland, which was also planned before. Poland and Baltic countries are becoming full NATO member countries. The verbal veto, which Russia had regarding this issue, was eliminated. Second, the fact, that it has been...
“Armenia’s Authorities Appeared in not such an Advantageous Situation”
These days the second NATO summit was over, within which officials of NATO member countries stated the resolutions of cornerstone importance to the world. “168 Hours” talked to Sergey Gerasimchuk, Ukrainian analyst, Head of International program of Group of Strategic Studies and Defence Studies (Ukraine) around the summit results. Mr....
Which Issues are Faced by Armenia after Warsaw NATO Summit?
NATO Warsaw Summit, which promised breakthrough resolutions to the world, was launched yesterday. World’s political elite has gathered in the capital of Poland—leaders of NATO member countries, including Barak Obama, president of the USA. Besides heads of NATO member countries, leaders of the countries cooperating with the alliance brought...
Armenia will Considerably Change the Spirit of Security Environment if it Properly Reformulates its Role both for NATO and CSTO: Stepan Safaryan on Warsaw Summit
Another NATO summit will be held in Warsaw on July 8-9. Great importance was attached to that summit recently, as NATO faces serious challenges in the field of security and is going to “reply” to them. 168.am talked to Stepan Safaryan, head of the Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA), political analyst, who was...
Playing for Manchester is a Big Opportunity and a New Challenge for Me: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder of Armenia’s national squad Henrikh Mkhitaryan gave his first interview to MUTV, after signing the contract with Manchester United. Henry welcome, how does it feel to sign for Manchester United? Thank you very much. I’m very excited, it’s a big opportunity for me to play for Manchester. It’s a new challenge for...
“Probability of Karabah Conflict Outbreak is Less now, than Prior to the April War”
Interview with Konstantin Zatulin, member of the Public Chamber of Russia, director of Institute of the CIS Countries (ICC). Mr. Zatulin after the letter of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, president of Turkey, signs of active process of Russia-Turkey settlement are being noticed, although on official level the Russian side doesn’t hurry to...
Why did Armenian Delegation Vote against OSCE PA pro-Armenian Declaration?
There are a few essential pro-Armenian points in the Declaration of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) adopted on July 5 in Tbilisi. Concern was expressed in it on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE PA parliamentarians welcomed “Active participation of OSCE Co-Chairs to establish negotiation formats and mechanisms towards political settlement...
Who and What will Do in Warsaw from Armenia?
NATO summit will be held in Warsaw in the period of July 8-9. Head of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organization called this period “rather decisive,” when NATO faces serious challenges in the field of security. Supposedly Warsaw summit will become decisive from the perspective of a range of changes. The Treaty should resolve on its restriction and...
“After Brexit reconceptualization and expansion of Armenia-Great Britain military-political relations is possible”
Interview with Eduard Abrahamyan, expert on NATO strategy, intelligence, security and strategy researcher at the Leicester University (United Kingdom), fellow at Policy Forum Armenia, based in Washington, DC. Mr. Abrahamyan results of the referendum in Great Britain shocked the international community. In your opinion, what happened and what may...
In a Long-Term Perspective Armenia will Need a Larger Territory Regarding its Security Issue: Batu Kutelia
“Russia-Armenia air defense system shouldn’t be observed as a threat directed to NATO,” Batu Kutelia, Vice President of the Atlantic Council of Georgia, told at the discussion initiated by “Region” Research Center, touching upon NATO-South Caucasus relations and perspectives. To the question of 168.am that after Ukrainian war what will be...