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ADIBEKYAN: RUSSIAN PRESENCE IS BETTER THAN ABSENCE
Aysor
Aug 19 2010
Armenia
Commenting upon the signing of the protocol on the Russian military
base in the territory of Armenia sociologist Aharon Adibekyan said
the protocol is unprecedented since the agreement is signed long
before the expiration of the valid agreement's term.
According to him, with the new agreement Russia makes Armenia
understand that it will be present in Armenia for another 50 years. He
noted that the South Caucasus is the only region in the world where
positions of concerned sides clash so strongly.
Adibekyan considers that China is the second major player in the region
after Russia, the third player is Iran. The next player is Israel which
has already experienced the price of Turkish friendship, Adibekyan
said mentioning that currently Israel is revising its regional policy.
The sociologist said that Georgia, Turkey, EU, and U.S. are against
Russian presence.
"For Armenia, Russian presence is better than absence," Adibekyan
noted.
From: A. Papazian
Aysor
Aug 19 2010
Armenia
Commenting upon the signing of the protocol on the Russian military
base in the territory of Armenia sociologist Aharon Adibekyan said
the protocol is unprecedented since the agreement is signed long
before the expiration of the valid agreement's term.
According to him, with the new agreement Russia makes Armenia
understand that it will be present in Armenia for another 50 years. He
noted that the South Caucasus is the only region in the world where
positions of concerned sides clash so strongly.
Adibekyan considers that China is the second major player in the region
after Russia, the third player is Iran. The next player is Israel which
has already experienced the price of Turkish friendship, Adibekyan
said mentioning that currently Israel is revising its regional policy.
The sociologist said that Georgia, Turkey, EU, and U.S. are against
Russian presence.
"For Armenia, Russian presence is better than absence," Adibekyan
noted.
From: A. Papazian