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RUSSIA'S ACTIONS TO RETAIN ARMENIA IN ITS INFLUENCE ZONE YIELD NO RESULTS
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March 6 2012
Azerbaijan
Russia's actions to retain Armenia in its influence zone have
not yielded the expected results, head of the Center of Political
Innovations and Technologies, political scientist Mubariz Ahmedoglu
said a briefing on Tuesday.
He said problems remain in the Russian-Armenian relations.
"Work of 'landing detachment', consisting of Russia's senior government
officials, to retain Armenia in the zone of influence of Russia
has not yielded the expected results. Visit of First Deputy Prime
Minister Viktor Zubkov, Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai
Patrushev, Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Russian-Armenian
intergovernmental Commission Igor Levitin and head of Rosatom Sergey
Kiriyenko ended by an official confirmation of the status of JSC
"South Caucasian Railway" (SCR)," said Ahmedoglu.
The document on strategic relations between Armenia and Russia up
to 2020 has not been signed and no agreement was reached to build a
nuclear power plant in Armenia, he added.
"Official confirmation of the SCR status is a very important issue
in the current environment. The most important step aimed at mockery,
which Armenia has taken in respect of Russia, is associated with the
SCR. Armenia signed a contract with the SCR, and after transfer of
its railways to the concession management of the Russian Federation
for 30 years, it changed its mind and wanted to convey its railways
to the management of France. By exerting pressure, Russia has been
able to prevent it," said the analyst.
He said the nuclear power plant is not a station, generating
electricity for Armenia but a "nuclear umbrella" and therefore views
of Russia and Armenia do not coincide in the issue of nuclear power
plant construction.
The main purpose of the construction of nuclear power plant in
Armenia is significant strengthening of the strategic options for
the protection against Turkey and Azerbaijan.
"With this purpose the Soviet Union built a nuclear power plant
in Armenia. By constructing NPP, Armenia wants to strengthen the
capabilities of its strategic defense and carry on a long struggle
against Turkey and Azerbaijan. Therefore, Armenia considers it
necessary participation of the US and France along with Russia in
the construction of nuclear power plants. Armenia trusts its defense
not only with Russia, so in the construction of nuclear power plant
it does not want to rely on a single state, especially on Russia,"
Ahmedoglu said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend
March 6 2012
Azerbaijan
Russia's actions to retain Armenia in its influence zone have
not yielded the expected results, head of the Center of Political
Innovations and Technologies, political scientist Mubariz Ahmedoglu
said a briefing on Tuesday.
He said problems remain in the Russian-Armenian relations.
"Work of 'landing detachment', consisting of Russia's senior government
officials, to retain Armenia in the zone of influence of Russia
has not yielded the expected results. Visit of First Deputy Prime
Minister Viktor Zubkov, Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolai
Patrushev, Minister of Transport and Chairman of the Russian-Armenian
intergovernmental Commission Igor Levitin and head of Rosatom Sergey
Kiriyenko ended by an official confirmation of the status of JSC
"South Caucasian Railway" (SCR)," said Ahmedoglu.
The document on strategic relations between Armenia and Russia up
to 2020 has not been signed and no agreement was reached to build a
nuclear power plant in Armenia, he added.
"Official confirmation of the SCR status is a very important issue
in the current environment. The most important step aimed at mockery,
which Armenia has taken in respect of Russia, is associated with the
SCR. Armenia signed a contract with the SCR, and after transfer of
its railways to the concession management of the Russian Federation
for 30 years, it changed its mind and wanted to convey its railways
to the management of France. By exerting pressure, Russia has been
able to prevent it," said the analyst.
He said the nuclear power plant is not a station, generating
electricity for Armenia but a "nuclear umbrella" and therefore views
of Russia and Armenia do not coincide in the issue of nuclear power
plant construction.
The main purpose of the construction of nuclear power plant in
Armenia is significant strengthening of the strategic options for
the protection against Turkey and Azerbaijan.
"With this purpose the Soviet Union built a nuclear power plant
in Armenia. By constructing NPP, Armenia wants to strengthen the
capabilities of its strategic defense and carry on a long struggle
against Turkey and Azerbaijan. Therefore, Armenia considers it
necessary participation of the US and France along with Russia in
the construction of nuclear power plants. Armenia trusts its defense
not only with Russia, so in the construction of nuclear power plant
it does not want to rely on a single state, especially on Russia,"
Ahmedoglu said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress