https://ann.org/tags/ukraine/Recent content in Ukraine on Armenian News Network - GroongHugo -- 0.128.0en-usMon, 06 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/ro/ro-19971006.htmlMon, 06 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000https://ann.org/ro/ro-19971006.htmlEVENT: Senior presidential adviser Jirair (Gerard) Libaridian resigned. SIGNIFICANCE: Libaridian’s departure comes at a time when Armenia has been mounting a relatively successful effort to build its international ties. ANALYSIS: On September 15, Jirair Libaridian announced that President Levon Ter-Petrosian had accepted his resignation as a senior foreign policy advisor, on purely personal grounds. Libaridian has been a key architect of Armenian foreign policy since independence, playing a central role in negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh and in warming relations with Turkey.