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PUTIN'S NEW POLICY UNCLEAR YET - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
Tert.am
28.10.11
At his Oct. 28 meeting with journalists, Arman Melikyan, the former
foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, stressed Russia's pivotal role
in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
"Russia is the only nation present in the region that is Armenia's
strategic partner," he said.
He pointed out ups and downs in Armenian-Russian relations - on some
occasions Russia presented Armenia with ultimatums.
Vladmir Putin's return features a new policy, Eurasian partnership,
"we do not yet have a proper idea of."
"We must be well aware of what it means and how we should act. Some of
our political forces hailed the idea. However, we cannot know anything
about Eurasian partnership until Putin comes and begins translating
the idea into reality. Russia is showing signs of chauvinism in the
context of this idea - they can be felt in Putin's rhetoric. If the
Eurasian partnership follows Putin's scenario, it is better for us
to become part of the Russian Federation. If it follows Nazarbayev's
scenario, it may be more attractive. On the other hand, it poses some
risks - Turkey will enhance its role. So we should think it out and
be realists," Melikyan said.
Tert.am
28.10.11
At his Oct. 28 meeting with journalists, Arman Melikyan, the former
foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, stressed Russia's pivotal role
in the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
"Russia is the only nation present in the region that is Armenia's
strategic partner," he said.
He pointed out ups and downs in Armenian-Russian relations - on some
occasions Russia presented Armenia with ultimatums.
Vladmir Putin's return features a new policy, Eurasian partnership,
"we do not yet have a proper idea of."
"We must be well aware of what it means and how we should act. Some of
our political forces hailed the idea. However, we cannot know anything
about Eurasian partnership until Putin comes and begins translating
the idea into reality. Russia is showing signs of chauvinism in the
context of this idea - they can be felt in Putin's rhetoric. If the
Eurasian partnership follows Putin's scenario, it is better for us
to become part of the Russian Federation. If it follows Nazarbayev's
scenario, it may be more attractive. On the other hand, it poses some
risks - Turkey will enhance its role. So we should think it out and
be realists," Melikyan said.