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LILIT GALSTYAN
Table 1 ¾ Content Analysis of Presidential Statements
Category
Regional Sta-
bility
Direct contacts
between the
opposing sides
Balanced
Relations with
Armenia and
Azerbaijan
Descriptors Boris
Yeltsin Vlad-
imir
Putin Dmitry
Medve-
dev
Security and Peace
in Caucasus 5 5 5
Observance of
cease-fi re 5 3 5
Durable settlement 2 3 5
Long-term solutions 3 5 3
Intensity mean 3.75 4 4.5
International Ar-
rangements 2 5 5
Similar viewpoints 1 4 5
Emotional state-
ments 3 3 5
Environment of trust 1 5 4
Intensity mean 1.75 4.25 4.75
Military Coopera-
tion 4 5 3
Mutually acceptable
solutions 3 5 3
Full-fl edged cooper-
ation with the sides 4 4 2
No ‘losers’ or ‘win-
ners’ 2 5 2
Intensity mean 3.25 4.75 2.5
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