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ARMENIA UNDERESTIMATES ITS IMPORTANCE FOR RUSSIA - ARMENIAN EXPERT
news.am
Sept 19 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Armenia underestimates its importance for Russia and
overestimates Russia's significance for itself, the head of Center
for Regional Studies Richard Giragosian said at a press conference
on Monday.
He stressed that Russian military base in Armenia is the only example
of a base in a foreign state, where local authorities pay for its
maintenance.
"Russia is paying huge sums for placing its base in Kyrgyzstan, for
operating the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan, but the utility
costs of Russian base in Armenia are covered by local authorities,"
said the expert.
Asked which security system Armenia should adopt to protect its
borders, Giragosian said that the Armenian people were faced with
gravest misfortunes when they began to believe in promises of foreign
countries, be it Russia, France or the United States.
"We need to increase self-confidence, only then we can achieve
success," he said, reminding that victory in Karabakh war was achieved
not because of Russia, but contrary to Russia.
news.am
Sept 19 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Armenia underestimates its importance for Russia and
overestimates Russia's significance for itself, the head of Center
for Regional Studies Richard Giragosian said at a press conference
on Monday.
He stressed that Russian military base in Armenia is the only example
of a base in a foreign state, where local authorities pay for its
maintenance.
"Russia is paying huge sums for placing its base in Kyrgyzstan, for
operating the Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan, but the utility
costs of Russian base in Armenia are covered by local authorities,"
said the expert.
Asked which security system Armenia should adopt to protect its
borders, Giragosian said that the Armenian people were faced with
gravest misfortunes when they began to believe in promises of foreign
countries, be it Russia, France or the United States.
"We need to increase self-confidence, only then we can achieve
success," he said, reminding that victory in Karabakh war was achieved
not because of Russia, but contrary to Russia.