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ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN KNOT
HAYK ARAMYAN
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments-lrahos18731.html
05/08/10
The information about extending the term of Russian bases stay in
Armenia did not receive an unequivocal response within the Armenian
society. In general, in the last decade, Russians owned everything
possible in Armenia. It is natural - Armenia is an important area for
Moscow and has a vital value for Russia. If Russia loses its influence
in Armenia, the future of the Russian state will be unpredictable.
Clearly, this does not mean equal strategic partnership, which is
proved by the Russian-Armenian relationship over time. Generally,
Russia does not perceive Armenia as an ally and rules it out by
obtaining full political and economic influence on the systems in
our country. The most important lever of Moscow, which is up to now
rooted in the conscience of the Armenian people, is the stereotype
as if Russia is our savior and defender.
Though, history shows that the Armenian-Russian relationship recorded
a very interesting episode: interests are too different and maybe
even contradictory. Even the biggest advocates of the Armenia-Russia
relationship, starting from Israel Ori and Khachatur Abovyan, came to
the point of trying to take Armenia out of the Russian orbit. The point
is that getting stronger in the region with the help of Armenians,
in the future, the Russian state resolved all its issues on account of
Armenians. As a result, after 6 or 7 Russian-Turkish wars, Armenians in
the end lost their historical homeland - the Western Armenia. Armenians
were "close to this" even in connection with the Eastern part of our
country when the Russian army started displacing people from Karabakh.
Hence, extension of the term for the Russian troops to defend
Armenia's security cannot but cause worries both from the point
that Armenia gives up being an independent country and the historical
experience. For example, experts note that in a possible Armenian-Azeri
war, Russian bases may play rather a negative role.
Of course, in the nature, no unilateral dependence can exist. As
Armenia depends on Russia, so Russia depends on Armenia. Perhaps, the
major issue for the national elite should be to use this circumstance
and to build equal, dignified partnership relations. In order to
exclude such a possibility Russia has done anything possible: there
are no pro-Western forces in Armenia, threads of the Armenian home
political life take to Moscow, the power and the opposition, the whole
economic system, the whole information-analytical field is "Russian",
about two million Armenians, like hostages, live and work in Russia.
It is another issue that this situation is not expedient for Russia
itself, because so it will lose Armenia once and for ever. The issue
is we and our faith in our own forces and possibilities. The Armenian
nation has such forces but manifests them only in extremely cases
when it is alone in front of the tired leadership, which seeks its
own salvation, and foreign challenges. However, there is no need to
bring the situation to this point.
From: A. Papazian
HAYK ARAMYAN
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments-lrahos18731.html
05/08/10
The information about extending the term of Russian bases stay in
Armenia did not receive an unequivocal response within the Armenian
society. In general, in the last decade, Russians owned everything
possible in Armenia. It is natural - Armenia is an important area for
Moscow and has a vital value for Russia. If Russia loses its influence
in Armenia, the future of the Russian state will be unpredictable.
Clearly, this does not mean equal strategic partnership, which is
proved by the Russian-Armenian relationship over time. Generally,
Russia does not perceive Armenia as an ally and rules it out by
obtaining full political and economic influence on the systems in
our country. The most important lever of Moscow, which is up to now
rooted in the conscience of the Armenian people, is the stereotype
as if Russia is our savior and defender.
Though, history shows that the Armenian-Russian relationship recorded
a very interesting episode: interests are too different and maybe
even contradictory. Even the biggest advocates of the Armenia-Russia
relationship, starting from Israel Ori and Khachatur Abovyan, came to
the point of trying to take Armenia out of the Russian orbit. The point
is that getting stronger in the region with the help of Armenians,
in the future, the Russian state resolved all its issues on account of
Armenians. As a result, after 6 or 7 Russian-Turkish wars, Armenians in
the end lost their historical homeland - the Western Armenia. Armenians
were "close to this" even in connection with the Eastern part of our
country when the Russian army started displacing people from Karabakh.
Hence, extension of the term for the Russian troops to defend
Armenia's security cannot but cause worries both from the point
that Armenia gives up being an independent country and the historical
experience. For example, experts note that in a possible Armenian-Azeri
war, Russian bases may play rather a negative role.
Of course, in the nature, no unilateral dependence can exist. As
Armenia depends on Russia, so Russia depends on Armenia. Perhaps, the
major issue for the national elite should be to use this circumstance
and to build equal, dignified partnership relations. In order to
exclude such a possibility Russia has done anything possible: there
are no pro-Western forces in Armenia, threads of the Armenian home
political life take to Moscow, the power and the opposition, the whole
economic system, the whole information-analytical field is "Russian",
about two million Armenians, like hostages, live and work in Russia.
It is another issue that this situation is not expedient for Russia
itself, because so it will lose Armenia once and for ever. The issue
is we and our faith in our own forces and possibilities. The Armenian
nation has such forces but manifests them only in extremely cases
when it is alone in front of the tired leadership, which seeks its
own salvation, and foreign challenges. However, there is no need to
bring the situation to this point.
From: A. Papazian