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WILL CSTO DEFEND ARMENIA IF THERE IS A NEW WAR IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH?
Mediamax
July 6, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Secretary General of Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha stated in Yerevan today that
"Armenia is a strategic ally of Russia on CSTO with all the ensuing
consequences".
Mediamax reports that, today, answering the question on the stance
CSTO will take in case hostilities resume in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nikolay
Bordyuzha said that he quoted Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's
words said in Yerevan a year ago.
At that CSTO Secretary General said that he would refrain from "loud
comments in the view of scrupulousness of the negotiation process".
Mediamax notes that on August 20, 2010, Russian President Dmitri
Medvedev said that "Russia is very serious about its ally commitments
towards Armenia", fixed in the Collective Security Treaty.
Mediamax reports that the Russian President said this, answering the
question on the actions Moscow will take up if there is a threat to
Nagorno-Karabakh existence.
"I am not ashamed of the meditation activity on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, which the Russian Federation and I personally
realize. We will continue this work, despite the excessive emotionality
of particular statements. We would like to avoid reoccurrence of
events in the region, which took place in August, 2008, and in early
90s. At the same time, we have ally commitments within the framework
of Collective Security Treaty Organization, one of participants of
which Armenia is. These commitments are fixed in the Treaty, and
Russia is very serious about its ally commitments towards Armenia",
Dmitri Medvedev stated.
Mediamax notes that first President of Armenia, leader of oppositional
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian recently stated in
an interview to "Moscow News" newspaper that "CSTO has nothing to do
with Karabakh conflict".
"This is a treaty on defense of external borders of the CIS. The fact
that Azerbaijan is not included in CSTO does not mean anything.
Azerbaijan enters CIS. According to its regulations, CSTO has nothing
to do with the conflict in Karabakh. This is a very widespread
misunderstanding, and even specialists do not know about it for some
reason. If suddenly a war is launched in Karabakh, Russia does not
have to defend the Armenian side. Many people think that it has to,
but this is a very dangerous delusion. There is no such obligation",
Levon Ter-Petrosian said.
Mediamax
July 6, 2011
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Secretary General of Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) Nikolay Bordyuzha stated in Yerevan today that
"Armenia is a strategic ally of Russia on CSTO with all the ensuing
consequences".
Mediamax reports that, today, answering the question on the stance
CSTO will take in case hostilities resume in Nagorno-Karabakh, Nikolay
Bordyuzha said that he quoted Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's
words said in Yerevan a year ago.
At that CSTO Secretary General said that he would refrain from "loud
comments in the view of scrupulousness of the negotiation process".
Mediamax notes that on August 20, 2010, Russian President Dmitri
Medvedev said that "Russia is very serious about its ally commitments
towards Armenia", fixed in the Collective Security Treaty.
Mediamax reports that the Russian President said this, answering the
question on the actions Moscow will take up if there is a threat to
Nagorno-Karabakh existence.
"I am not ashamed of the meditation activity on Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict settlement, which the Russian Federation and I personally
realize. We will continue this work, despite the excessive emotionality
of particular statements. We would like to avoid reoccurrence of
events in the region, which took place in August, 2008, and in early
90s. At the same time, we have ally commitments within the framework
of Collective Security Treaty Organization, one of participants of
which Armenia is. These commitments are fixed in the Treaty, and
Russia is very serious about its ally commitments towards Armenia",
Dmitri Medvedev stated.
Mediamax notes that first President of Armenia, leader of oppositional
Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosian recently stated in
an interview to "Moscow News" newspaper that "CSTO has nothing to do
with Karabakh conflict".
"This is a treaty on defense of external borders of the CIS. The fact
that Azerbaijan is not included in CSTO does not mean anything.
Azerbaijan enters CIS. According to its regulations, CSTO has nothing
to do with the conflict in Karabakh. This is a very widespread
misunderstanding, and even specialists do not know about it for some
reason. If suddenly a war is launched in Karabakh, Russia does not
have to defend the Armenian side. Many people think that it has to,
but this is a very dangerous delusion. There is no such obligation",
Levon Ter-Petrosian said.