Armenian political scientist outlines two likely goals for tomorrow`s  visit by U.S. Secretary of State to Yerevan 

ArmInfo.Artur Khachikyan, a PhD  in political scientist from Stanford University, has outlined two likely goals behind US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Yerevan tomorrow.

According to Khachikyan, the first goal is to accelerate the  realization of the so-called "Zangezur Corridor" and secure  additional agreements to ensure that the ceding of Meghri becomes  irreversible, even if the current regime loses the upcoming  elections.

"For Israel and the United States, it is critical to isolate Iran and  cut off its transit and communication routes to the Caucasus, Europe,  and the outside world from the north. Iran is already cut off from  the south.  Moving forward, by utilizing the Zangezur Corridor and  gaining access to Azerbaijan, the U.S. and Israel will be able to  sever Iran's northbound routes across the Caspian Sea," Khachikyan  asserted. Consequently, he argues, Armenia is aligning itself with  the anti-Iranian camp taking on massive geopolitical risks and  sacrificing the interests of the Armenian people for the benefit of  foreign powers.

"The second goal is to once again support this regime on the eve of  the elections. There will undoubtedly be sweet words spoken about  democracy, victory, freedom, and human rights, while the ongoing  threats, killings, crackdowns, arrests, and intimidation will be  completely ignored. The end justifies the means," Khachikyan  concluded.