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Political scientists comment on Armenian Constitutional Courtâ€™s decision â€“ OPINION POLL

Political scientists comment on Armenian Constitutional Courtâ€™s decision â€“ <font color=red>OPINION POLL</font>

12 January 2010 17:11 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Elnur Mammadli â€“ APA. â€œThe processes around the opening of Turkish-Armenian borders are conducted under the US influence therefore the United States is making all efforts to ratify the protocols at the parliaments of both countries and to restore the relationsâ€, political scientist Vafa Guluzadeh told APA. He said he thought at the very beginning that the protocols would be signed and ratified. â€œThey will search different ways that Turkey explains its actions. Turkey intends that Moscow makes concession and at least occupied territories of Azerbaijan are liberated. But I donâ€™t believe that Moscow will agree with that because the occupation was built by Russia, and if one stone of that â€œbuildingâ€ is pulled out it will collapse. Therefore Turkey cannot hope that it can liberate at least one region and then open borders with Armenia. They will force Turkey to open the borders. I said at the very beginning that the opening of borders didnâ€™t concern Karabakh problem because the United States knew that Russia would never allow liberation of Nagorno Karabakh and surrounding regionsâ€. Guluzadeh called protests of Armenian opposition and Diaspora against the Constitutional Courtâ€™s decision a show.

Political scientist Rasim Musabeyov thinks that the Constitutional Courtâ€™s decision will have positive results for Armenia. â€œSerzh Sargsyanâ€™s government needs in that. Otherwise foreign minister and Sargsyan should explain why they sign anti-Constitutional documentâ€. Musabeyov said if there was no such decision, Armenia would be with mask off before the international community. â€œRatification of the protocols at the parliament could be prolonged. Armenia will try to make it in parallel with Turkey. There could be protest actions by Armenian opposition and Diaspora. In any case, the Armenians intend to demonstrate that â€œwe make great concessions so difficult for usâ€.

Political scientist Ilgar Mammadov said that the Constitutional Courtâ€™s decision was an important half-step by Armenia toward peace and stability in the South Caucasus. â€œIt was not exceptional that Armenia made this step. There is ratification of the document by the parliament ahead. It needs in political will and then the borders will be opened legallyâ€. Regarding the protests against the protocols, Mammadov said Armenian Diaspora and opposition should understand that the country is very bad economic and social situation. â€œAny government should search way out from such situation as Sargsyan does that. Armeniaâ€™s GDP fell 18 % and worsened the situation. Armenia needs at least in 3-5 billion additional income a year and opposition or Diaspora couldnâ€™t solve this problem. Therefore Sargsyanâ€™s government was forced to do that and it was caused by Armeniaâ€™s worsening economic situationâ€.