pite the fact that Armenian president Robert Kocharyan is nowhere near as reluctant as Shevardnadze to use force to remain in power (Authorities set to foilà, 2003).
Part of the difficult in Armenia as understood by analysts is that Armenia remains closely tied to Russia. Former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan has joined forces with the radical opposition to carry out a "velvet revolution" in Armenia that targets President Kocheryan and calls for the establishing of a democratic government and a resolution of the conflict in Nagorny-Karabakh (Russia pushes Armeniaà, 2004). It is difficult to discuss Armenia's present situation with
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