During a conference in Yerevan, one of the Russian experts said in your presence that Russia would very soon “get direct communication with Armenia by taking up the matter of the South Ossetian borders with Georgia”. To what extent do such statements meet the recent trends in the Georgian-Russian relations?  

The virtual war between Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan is a well-organized show, the secretary general of Heritage Party Stepan Safaryan told journalists on Tuesday.

 So far, there are no prerequisites for the second president Robert Kocharyan's return to big politics, Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasus Institute, told reporters, Tuesday. 

 Armenian Prime Minister presided over a government discussion on the process of Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and participation in the Eurasian Economic Area, the government press-service told ArmInfo, Tuesday.  The heads of relevant working groups reported on the measures taken in line with the 'road map.' Tigran Sargsyan charged the heads of the given groups to strictly observe the requirements of the 'road map' and report on emerging problems.

Aram Karabekyan, world-renowned conductor who died in the USA at the age 58, will be buried in his motherland Armenia. It was the decision of Gharabekyan's family, the Ministry of Culture told ArmInfo.

Mr. Martirosyan, would you comment on the processes inside your party. The reshuffles inside the parliamentary faction of your party are mostly taken as a split. Mass media reports on these processes show the public attention to your party and expectations from it.

"The presence of Armenia's armed forces in the occupied lands of Azerbaijan remains the main threat to peace, stability and development in the region", Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov says in his interview to Italian media.  

On 10 January 2014, the Polish Embassy in Armenia started providing entry visas to the citizens of Armenia, as well as third countries' citizens in Armenia to travel to the Czech Republic.      

Switzerland's experience in conflict resolution can help in the Caucasus, US Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group James Warlick said on Twitter on Jan 13. 

The interview of the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan contained unacceptable and even insulting formulations against the incumbent Government of Armenia, Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told ArmInfo.    

 During the Jan 13 press conference in Yerevan, Krzysztof Penderecki, a well-known Polish composer of Armenian origin, said that he will dedicate a composition to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 

 The Yazidis of Armenia demand that the relative of the Republican MP Hrant Gevorgyan, Seryozha Gevorgyan, be made responsible for having destroyed a Yazidi cemetery in the village of Myasnikyan, Armavir region. 

Only time will show if the Government's decision to switch to the compulsory accumulative pension system was right, second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan said in an interview to 2rd.am.

 The second president of Armenia slagged off the activity of the government on development of the mortgage market calling it "paper". 

 "Irrespective of my returning to the big policy or not, I have always expressed my opinion about the acute problems of the present and future of Armenia, and will go on doing that", - the second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, said in an interview with 2nd.am portal when commenting on the rumors that his last interview in which he criticized the government, is evidence of his intention to return to the big policy. 

All the issues connected with the latest gas agreement of Armenia and Russia can be divided into 3 parts: concealment of the real gas price that has led to a 300 million debt ($), the sale of Armenia's 20% share in ArmRusgasprom, and the exclusive conditions of monopoly activity till
2043 under the above agreement. Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, made such statement in an interview with 2rd.am news portal.

Arminfo-Turan. According to the American analytical center Stratfor, in 2014 Russia will seek to retain the old and gain new positions in the world. At the same time , it will retain flexible foreign policy and the ability to compromise.

Moscow will become a mediator in resolving complex issues and improve the position in the Middle East, relations with China and Japan.
The Kremlin can prevent rapprochement of Georgia and Moldova with the EU, to maintain and strengthen influence in Azerbaijan and Armenia, and will have a significant impact on the presidential elections in Ukraine in 2015, and the project of the Eurasian Partnership to will strengthen and expand due to Central Asian countries. The European Union will not interfere in Russia.

However , a well-known political CIA analyst Paul Goble said in his interview with  "Voice of America " that  he skeptically accepts the forecasts by  Stratfor, which exaggerates the influence of Russia in the world.

"As a result, in  their analyzes Moscow looks stronger than it is in reality , and the West looks weaker. I do not think that Russia will be more successful in the "near abroad" this year than it was ever before," said Goble .

At the same time there are no less serious challenges  in Russia: the differences within the Kremlin , economic instability and growing authoritarianism of Putin will serve a poor tool for sustainable stability. The concentration of power in the hands of one leader will play against Russia in the long term. 

"The tools used by Putin to revive the Russian state have worn out. Unhealthy economy will contribute to social unrest , while state mechanisms traditionally used to control this disorder,  are losing influence. Putin will be able to cope with the growing instability in the Kremlin and on the streets , but the process he will make the state more dependent on itself,"  reads the  analysis  by Stratfor.

It is no secret that genocide is being implemented against Armenians in Syria. Several hallmark eastern mass media have already touched on this problem, political expert, Sergey Shakaryants, said at today's press-conference. 

 In 2014 Russia will maintain a strong position in all three Caucasian states this year , although the US- Iranian talks open doors  for gradually activation of Iran and Turkey in the region, President of the Jamestown Foundation Glen Howard said, as Turan reported. 

Mr. Baderhan, what are the reasons of Iran's so cautious involvement in the geopolitical processes in the South Caucasus? In this light, Armenia is a certain exception.