Former U.S. ambassador to Armenia John Evans believes that Nagorno Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan is seen in Azerbaijan as a strong and effective leader.
“Evidently Ruben Vardanyan is seen in Baku as a strong and effective leader who has connections in Moscow and the West,” Evans tweeted on Saturday, February 18.
Evans’s remarks came after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded Vardanyan’s removal from power.