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ARMENIA WILL LEAVE RUSSIAN ORBIT
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25730.html
Published: 11:01:11 - 06/04/2012
Will Russia build the promised radar station in Armenia? Now it leases
Gabala in Azerbaijan the annual lease payment of which Azerbaijan
wants to boost ten times? Õ~Ufficial Moscow has not reacted to the
proposal which Tigran Sargsyan voiced in his interview with the
Komersant. The experts of Armenia and Russia approved this proposal.
There were even descriptions of the Armenian proposal as revolutionary
in the field of regional security.
In reality, everything is within the "conservative" framework. The
Armenian authorities have been trying for several years to have Russia
build something in Armenia. Even during Robert Kocharyan's tenure,
Armenia wanted Russia to build an oil refinery on the Armenia-Iran
border. Russia did not find it feasible.
Later Armenia wanted Russia to make investments in the factories handed
to Russia for the debt but Russia is not operating them, while the
issue of establishment of a free trade zone in the premises of Mars
Factory was just an excuse for idleness.
Later, Armenia wanted Russia to build a new nuclear power plant in
Armenia but Russia did not commit to fund the project, only 1/5 of
the required funding.
Then Armenia wanted Russia to build the Iran-Armenia railway but
Russia is not doing that either.
Armenia expected Russia to build North-South Highway but Russia is
not doing that so Armenia has to rely only on the Asian Bank.
Russia seems determined not to build anything in Armenia. Russia comes
and takes ready facilities, such as Armenia-Iran gas pipeline built
by Iran, communication and energy infrastructures. Russia has not set
up a new system or any new infrastructure in the independent Armenia.
Now Armenia expects that Russia will build a radar station. Perhaps
Armenia thinks that Russia will agree to make investments in the
military infrastructures.
But Moscow will most probably not do that. It is a matter of tactics,
even a principle for Moscow. This is perhaps determined by the
perception dominating the ruling elite of Russia that it will be
practically impossible to keep Armenia in Russia's orbit because
the Armenian national interest will win in the end and staying on
the Russian orbit is not in the interests of Russia because of the
quality, vision, philosophy, content, values and anachronism of the
Russian orbit.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25730.html
Published: 11:01:11 - 06/04/2012
Will Russia build the promised radar station in Armenia? Now it leases
Gabala in Azerbaijan the annual lease payment of which Azerbaijan
wants to boost ten times? Õ~Ufficial Moscow has not reacted to the
proposal which Tigran Sargsyan voiced in his interview with the
Komersant. The experts of Armenia and Russia approved this proposal.
There were even descriptions of the Armenian proposal as revolutionary
in the field of regional security.
In reality, everything is within the "conservative" framework. The
Armenian authorities have been trying for several years to have Russia
build something in Armenia. Even during Robert Kocharyan's tenure,
Armenia wanted Russia to build an oil refinery on the Armenia-Iran
border. Russia did not find it feasible.
Later Armenia wanted Russia to make investments in the factories handed
to Russia for the debt but Russia is not operating them, while the
issue of establishment of a free trade zone in the premises of Mars
Factory was just an excuse for idleness.
Later, Armenia wanted Russia to build a new nuclear power plant in
Armenia but Russia did not commit to fund the project, only 1/5 of
the required funding.
Then Armenia wanted Russia to build the Iran-Armenia railway but
Russia is not doing that either.
Armenia expected Russia to build North-South Highway but Russia is
not doing that so Armenia has to rely only on the Asian Bank.
Russia seems determined not to build anything in Armenia. Russia comes
and takes ready facilities, such as Armenia-Iran gas pipeline built
by Iran, communication and energy infrastructures. Russia has not set
up a new system or any new infrastructure in the independent Armenia.
Now Armenia expects that Russia will build a radar station. Perhaps
Armenia thinks that Russia will agree to make investments in the
military infrastructures.
But Moscow will most probably not do that. It is a matter of tactics,
even a principle for Moscow. This is perhaps determined by the
perception dominating the ruling elite of Russia that it will be
practically impossible to keep Armenia in Russia's orbit because
the Armenian national interest will win in the end and staying on
the Russian orbit is not in the interests of Russia because of the
quality, vision, philosophy, content, values and anachronism of the
Russian orbit.