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NECESSARY TO TAKE NAKHIDJEVAN
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics-lrahos18576.html
15/07/2010
The guest of the commission on foreign relations of the alternative
parliament created by Sardarapat initiative is the head of Modus
Vivendi center Ara Papyan. He dwelt on important foreign issues for
Armenia and the challenges they contain. Ara Papyan concentrated on the
Nakhidjevan issue saying that if the Armenian power looks forward for
at least 25 years, it will understand what a serious issue Nakhidjevan
will become for Armenia, with which Turkey is currently implementing
serious integration steps.
Ara Papyan noted that through Nakhidjevan, Turkey could become
a military threat for Armenia in case of which Russian forces,
ensuring the security of our borders with Turkey, will not intervene
saying that it is not the Armenian and Turkish border. Ara Papyan
noted that in case Nakhidjevan is ours, the quality of the Armenian
and Iranian relations would be completely different, because there
is the railway there. For example, the current intentions to build
Armenian-Iranian railway through Zangezur, Ara Papyan thinks they are
not realistic noting that first it is not economically profitable
because it needs almost 5 billion, then it will not work from the
point of the relief since curves are not favorable for a railway. Let
them give me 5 billion and I will take Nakhidjevan, says Ara Papyan,
meaning international legal-political diplomatic ways.
Ara Papyan noted also that Armenia needs to raise the Nakhidjevan issue
in international diplomatic fields because it is an important issue
of national security. Papyan also noted that during Soviet years,
when the country was led by Andropov, there were projects connected
with Nakhidjevan. According to him, later, in 1987, when the Karabakh
movement had not started yet, leaflets in Russian in relation with
Nakhidjevan issue, which contained demands, were created in district
committees of Armenia trying to provoke a public movement and settle
the Nakhidjevan issue.
According to Ara Papyan, this was done by the Andropov wing of the
Soviet Power, when his influence on the Soviet power increased.
According to Ara Papyan, there are two opinions within the
Russian power now too- the economic wing thinks the interest is in
Turkish-Azerbaijani direction, the force wing thinks the security
interest is the Armenian direction.
Ara Papyan noted that for example Levon Ter-Petrosyan says that during
Karabakh war the Armenian armed forces did not enter into Nakhidjevan
because they were afraid that Russian would not support the operation,
while the Defense Minister of Russia of that period Grachlov said
they allowed the Armenian power to enter Nakhidjevan. Which version
is true will never be known, says Ara Papyan.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics-lrahos18576.html
15/07/2010
The guest of the commission on foreign relations of the alternative
parliament created by Sardarapat initiative is the head of Modus
Vivendi center Ara Papyan. He dwelt on important foreign issues for
Armenia and the challenges they contain. Ara Papyan concentrated on the
Nakhidjevan issue saying that if the Armenian power looks forward for
at least 25 years, it will understand what a serious issue Nakhidjevan
will become for Armenia, with which Turkey is currently implementing
serious integration steps.
Ara Papyan noted that through Nakhidjevan, Turkey could become
a military threat for Armenia in case of which Russian forces,
ensuring the security of our borders with Turkey, will not intervene
saying that it is not the Armenian and Turkish border. Ara Papyan
noted that in case Nakhidjevan is ours, the quality of the Armenian
and Iranian relations would be completely different, because there
is the railway there. For example, the current intentions to build
Armenian-Iranian railway through Zangezur, Ara Papyan thinks they are
not realistic noting that first it is not economically profitable
because it needs almost 5 billion, then it will not work from the
point of the relief since curves are not favorable for a railway. Let
them give me 5 billion and I will take Nakhidjevan, says Ara Papyan,
meaning international legal-political diplomatic ways.
Ara Papyan noted also that Armenia needs to raise the Nakhidjevan issue
in international diplomatic fields because it is an important issue
of national security. Papyan also noted that during Soviet years,
when the country was led by Andropov, there were projects connected
with Nakhidjevan. According to him, later, in 1987, when the Karabakh
movement had not started yet, leaflets in Russian in relation with
Nakhidjevan issue, which contained demands, were created in district
committees of Armenia trying to provoke a public movement and settle
the Nakhidjevan issue.
According to Ara Papyan, this was done by the Andropov wing of the
Soviet Power, when his influence on the Soviet power increased.
According to Ara Papyan, there are two opinions within the
Russian power now too- the economic wing thinks the interest is in
Turkish-Azerbaijani direction, the force wing thinks the security
interest is the Armenian direction.
Ara Papyan noted that for example Levon Ter-Petrosyan says that during
Karabakh war the Armenian armed forces did not enter into Nakhidjevan
because they were afraid that Russian would not support the operation,
while the Defense Minister of Russia of that period Grachlov said
they allowed the Armenian power to enter Nakhidjevan. Which version
is true will never be known, says Ara Papyan.
From: A. Papazian