YEREVAN.- Ousting Alawites from power in Syria will immediately shake the Shiite zone in the Middle East, Armenian political analyst Hayk Kocharyan told reporters on Monday.

It will also weaken position of Iran and Shiite majority in Iraq.

“Intensification of Shiite factor in Bahrain was not a mere coincidence. Saudi Arabia also has Shiite minority,” he added.

Expert in Arabic studies Saro Saroyan said shifting of political regimes can pass without negative consequences when it is based on political balance.

”We have been witnessing the trend of state separation over the decades. It happened in the Middle East and North Africa: Ethiopia- Eritrea, Sudan – South Sudan. Unless it is based on political balance, the developments will lead to unfavorable conditions, up to humanitarian catastrophe,” he stressed.