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  • Vahan Hovhannisian: Russia's Steps Towards Armenia Make Anxious Even

    VAHAN HOVHANNISIAN: RUSSIA'S STEPS TOWARDS ARMENIA MAKE ANXIOUS EVEN THOSE
    WHO ARE FOR FIRM ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA

    YEREVAN, APRIL 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The solutions to energy problems
    between Armenia and Russia that have an economic character indeed
    are considered as a political compulsion. Vahan Hovhannisian,
    RA NA Vice-Speaker, member of the ARF Dashnaktsutiun Bureau,
    expressed such an opinion at the April 20 meeting with journalists,
    commenting upon the sale of the 5th power unit of Hrazdan Thermal
    Power Plant (TPP) to Russia for the purpose of mitigating the tariff
    for gas. "Everybody understands that Russia could also propose
    other ways out, more beneficial for Armenia but it did not do it,"
    he mentioned. According to V.Hovhannisian, in the economic plan the
    solution is optimal "as if you have a nothingness having a cost of
    several dozens of millions, i.e. a half-built building, and have
    neither a possibility to complete nor to run it, it is beneficial
    to sell it at the maximum price". The only problem, according to
    the speaker, is the difficulty of looking for an alternative but
    it should not be connected only with Russia. Because of Armenia's
    geographic position this alternative is connected with Iran which is
    currently in rather a hard position itself. According to the speaker,
    we should also think about internal resources, not only in the respect
    of development of energy also development of economy in general. "I
    think that the main work to be done at present should be aimed at
    building the second, more secure, powerful and modern nuclear power
    plant," NA Vice-Speaker mentioned. Answering journalists' questions,
    Vahan Hovhannisian said that "as a result of Russia's steps towards
    Armenia being not well thought-out" really a growth of anti-Russian
    moods takes place in the country. "Such steps taken by Russia towards
    Armenia really make anxious also those who are for a firm alliance
    with Russia," V.Hovhannisian declared.

    According to him, it becomes obvious that economic interests start to
    dictate a political direction to the Kremlin. "Therefore, the debt
    of 100 mln is not remitted to Armenia and we pay for gas a larger
    sum than Turkey," NA Vice-Speaker emphasized.
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