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Farhad Mammadov: â€œSocial tension in Armenia will increaseâ€

21 September 2012 11:34 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Anakhanum Hidayatova â€“ APA. â€œThe difficult economical situation in Armenia, financial crisis and its isolation from neighbor countries led to increase of social tension in the countryâ€, said Farhad Mammadov, the Director of Strategic Research Centre near the President of Azerbaijan in his speech on the theme of â€œPre-election Situation in Armenianâ€ at a briefing held by Strategy Research Centre, APA reports.

He said that the official Yerevanâ€™s approaches towards the several internal and foreign policy issues and its decision on not participating in Non-Aligned Movement Tehran Summit and NATOâ€™s Chicago Summit reduce the independence elements of Armenia, as well as reduces its maneuvers ability between Russian Federation, US and Europe.

â€œFrom the other point of view, the successful foreign policy pursued by Azerbaijan will significantly reduce the possibilities of foreign political course followed by the Armenian government. The increasing pressure of Azerbaijan will create diffidence in the Armenian government. They donâ€™t have anything to show to the international community. This gives an opportunity to Azerbaijan to demonstrate to the international community that the current difficult situation in Armenia is a result of its occupation policyâ€.

F.Mammadov considers that the political situation formed on the eve of the presidential elections in Armenia clearly shows the distinct degree of fragility and defenseless of the Armenian government. From this point of view, Armenian is expected to demonstrate a stricter position till the February of 2013: â€œSo, the conception of â€œforeign enemyâ€ is still remains as a unique element which allows her to keep the country under controlâ€.

Specking about the current condition of the opposition in Armenia, F.Mammadov said that the last parliamentary elections showed that the opposition wasnâ€™t able to gain even 20% of votes. F.Mammadov connected this issue with the current difficult social-economical situation in Armenia and stressed that, as international organizations also confirm, the candidates buy the electorsâ€™ votesâ€.