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NEW ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics22520.html
Published: 17:16:13 - 07/07/2011
The foreign minister of Armenia has invited his Russian counterpart
to Armenia for an official visit. Lavrov may also visit Baku. He is
going to propose something new regarding Karabakh. That could be a
new agreement.
Armenia and Russia are likely to sign a series of new bilateral
agreements, the press release of the foreign ministry notes.
What will the new agreements be about if the heads of two states
confess Armenia and Russia have no problems? The Russian military bases
have unlimited functions regarding the defense of Armenia. The Russian
bodyguards which are part of the Russian Federal Service of Security
guard the borders of Armenia up to the last check point of the only
international airport of Armenia. Russia owns the infrastructures of
Armenia, gas, railways, communication, most industrial assets.
Russian investments in Armenia total 3 billion dollars, Nalbandyan
announced on July 6. He noted that about 1500 enterprises with
Russian capital operate in Armenia. On these days an Armenian-Russian
intergovernmental commission meeting will take place in Rostov to
discuss new projects, namely in transport, energy, communication
and IT.
With what else is Russia likely to bind Armenia to keep it revolving
along the Russian orbit only? Yesterday the CSTO Secretary General
Nikolay Borduzha visiting Armenia repeated Medvedev's statement that
Armenia is Russia's partner with all the ensuing consequences.
Notably, Sergey Lavrov said in a press conference with Nalbandyan
that the OSCE held monitoring of the line of contact and the report
is evidence that the rate of incidents is falling, which is positive.
Perhaps he ascribes the decline in the rate of incidents to Russia's
efforts, as if reacting to someone's reproaching.
Meanwhile, Catherine Ashton presented a report on the Karabakh
conflict to the Council of Europe, stating that the settlement of
the Karabakh issue has strategic importance for the EU. Therefore,
she thinks, the sides must double their efforts to reach agreement
on the Basic Principles till the end of 2011.
Dwelling on the meeting of presidents in Kazan, Catherine Ashton said
unfortunately no progress was reported and no compromise was reached
in the negotiations. However, Ashton said, the sides must continue
to seek for a diplomatic settlement.
The EU supreme representative also said likely to visit Azerbaijan
and Armenia to discuss the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics22520.html
Published: 17:16:13 - 07/07/2011
The foreign minister of Armenia has invited his Russian counterpart
to Armenia for an official visit. Lavrov may also visit Baku. He is
going to propose something new regarding Karabakh. That could be a
new agreement.
Armenia and Russia are likely to sign a series of new bilateral
agreements, the press release of the foreign ministry notes.
What will the new agreements be about if the heads of two states
confess Armenia and Russia have no problems? The Russian military bases
have unlimited functions regarding the defense of Armenia. The Russian
bodyguards which are part of the Russian Federal Service of Security
guard the borders of Armenia up to the last check point of the only
international airport of Armenia. Russia owns the infrastructures of
Armenia, gas, railways, communication, most industrial assets.
Russian investments in Armenia total 3 billion dollars, Nalbandyan
announced on July 6. He noted that about 1500 enterprises with
Russian capital operate in Armenia. On these days an Armenian-Russian
intergovernmental commission meeting will take place in Rostov to
discuss new projects, namely in transport, energy, communication
and IT.
With what else is Russia likely to bind Armenia to keep it revolving
along the Russian orbit only? Yesterday the CSTO Secretary General
Nikolay Borduzha visiting Armenia repeated Medvedev's statement that
Armenia is Russia's partner with all the ensuing consequences.
Notably, Sergey Lavrov said in a press conference with Nalbandyan
that the OSCE held monitoring of the line of contact and the report
is evidence that the rate of incidents is falling, which is positive.
Perhaps he ascribes the decline in the rate of incidents to Russia's
efforts, as if reacting to someone's reproaching.
Meanwhile, Catherine Ashton presented a report on the Karabakh
conflict to the Council of Europe, stating that the settlement of
the Karabakh issue has strategic importance for the EU. Therefore,
she thinks, the sides must double their efforts to reach agreement
on the Basic Principles till the end of 2011.
Dwelling on the meeting of presidents in Kazan, Catherine Ashton said
unfortunately no progress was reported and no compromise was reached
in the negotiations. However, Ashton said, the sides must continue
to seek for a diplomatic settlement.
The EU supreme representative also said likely to visit Azerbaijan
and Armenia to discuss the settlement of the Karabakh conflict.
From: A. Papazian