Kurdish state plan to remap Middle East – Armenian analyst

The Kurdish plan to create an independent state will reshape the Middle East map, bringing to light also the Armenian issue, says an Armenian analyst.

“The Kurdish state plan is inevitable, and it brings to light the Armenian Cause and the land issue. The Armenian Cause is not something we have invented ourselves; neither are we using it. Whenever we are silent, doing nothing, we find ourselves in the loser’s role,” Ara Papyan, the president of the analytical center Modus Vivendi, told reporters on Wednesday.

Commenting on regional developments, the expert called attention to the railway project expected to connect Armenia with Georgia, Nakicevan and Iran. He stressed the need for the Armenian authorities to collaborate with the United States, China, Russia and Iran for realizing the plan.

The expert also addressed the unsettled Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, ruling out the country’s direct involvement in the current peace process. Papyan said he sees that possibility exhausting itself over the course of time.