The Region in Brief
Artsakh
The term of Artsakh President Samvel Shahramanyan is set to expire today, May 21. Under current regulations, parliamentary factions have seven days to nominate presidential candidates. The National Assembly must then convene within three days to elect a new president. Speaking to Pastinfo, Davit Galstyan, head of the “Justice” faction, said it remains unclear who the factions intend to nominate. “We’re not yet at the stage of publicly naming a candidate,” Galstyan noted. “Disclosing a name, at this point, might cause complications. As for whom the other factions might nominate, I am not informed.” Asked whether Shahramanyan may be re-nominated, Galstyan said he could not confirm whether such a proposal had been made.
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The Turks and Azeris incessantly talk about the so-called “Zangezur Corridor” as an eventuality. Will they take it by force as a fait accompli or will Pashinyan hand it to Azerbaijan as part of this so-called “peace treaty” with Azerbaijan and Turkey? A ghastly scenario that should not be dismissed and brushed aside, and Pashinyan’s and his government’s downplaying of this, doesn’t assuage these fears, but the opposite.