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WITHOUT ARMENIA RUSSIA MAY LOSE SOUTH CAUCASUS: ANALYST
/ARKA/
September 30, 2010
YEREVAN
An Armenian political analyst warned today that without Armenia Russia
may lose the South Caucasus.
Speaking at the fifth Conference on Problems of Security and
Information Cooperation in South Caucasus , Alexander Iskanderian,
director of the Yerevan -based Caucasian Media Institute (CMI) said
if Russia loses Armenia or revises radically its Armenian policy it
will have to depart from the South Caucasus.
He said Armenia is interested in Russia because it is a crucial
partner, a guarantor of its security. "It is not Russia's physical
presence in Armenia that matters most, it is the fact that Russia
plays a special role in ensuring Armenia's military security, in
political risks and economy,' he said, reminding that Russia is one
of the largest investors in Armenian economy and many projects here
requiring huge investments depend on Moscow.
'If Russia did not exit Armenia would have quite a different position
in the region, but in the current conditions there is nothing to
replace their partnership,' he said, adding that neither Georgia nor
Russia would ever replace Armenia. He said if Russia wants to maintain
its presence in the Caucuses that embraces also Iran and Turkey and
stay in the format that is in place now it will have to follow its
current policy for several years to come.'
The three-day conference is organized by the Russia RIA Noviosti news
agency and the administration of Armenian president.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
September 30, 2010
YEREVAN
An Armenian political analyst warned today that without Armenia Russia
may lose the South Caucasus.
Speaking at the fifth Conference on Problems of Security and
Information Cooperation in South Caucasus , Alexander Iskanderian,
director of the Yerevan -based Caucasian Media Institute (CMI) said
if Russia loses Armenia or revises radically its Armenian policy it
will have to depart from the South Caucasus.
He said Armenia is interested in Russia because it is a crucial
partner, a guarantor of its security. "It is not Russia's physical
presence in Armenia that matters most, it is the fact that Russia
plays a special role in ensuring Armenia's military security, in
political risks and economy,' he said, reminding that Russia is one
of the largest investors in Armenian economy and many projects here
requiring huge investments depend on Moscow.
'If Russia did not exit Armenia would have quite a different position
in the region, but in the current conditions there is nothing to
replace their partnership,' he said, adding that neither Georgia nor
Russia would ever replace Armenia. He said if Russia wants to maintain
its presence in the Caucuses that embraces also Iran and Turkey and
stay in the format that is in place now it will have to follow its
current policy for several years to come.'
The three-day conference is organized by the Russia RIA Noviosti news
agency and the administration of Armenian president.
From: A. Papazian