Armenian Opposition Seeks US Support

Filed under: Politics — Posted by Onnik on March 31st

Armenian Opposition Seeks US Support

Eurasianet has published an interesting analysis of current attempts by the Armenian opposition to seek support from the US in attempts to remove Kocharian from power. However, most analysts remain unconvinced that this new geopolitical shift will be considered genuine or likely to succeed.

It remains open to question whether the United States will respond to overtures from the Armenian opposition. The US government lent little support to the opposition-led protest movement last spring and has not given any indications of a policy shift. Some observers doubt that Washington would be willing to undercut Kocharian now that there are fresh hopes for the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a key US goal in the region.

The full article can be read online here.

2 Comments »

  1. Dumbasses.

    Comment by H Nazarian — 3/31/2005 @ 5:46 pm

  2. In a related note, the sales of “Samvel” by Raffi have tripled in Yerevan in the same month.

    Comment by Hovakim — 4/5/2005 @ 5:30 am

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