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USSR Is Dead, Long Live USSR?
HAKOB BADALYAN
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28154
Comments - Saturday, 24 November 2012, 13:23
On November 30 the second summit of the EPP Eastern Partnership will
be held in Yerevan on November 30. The president of the European
Commission José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European People's
Party Wilfried Martens and the president of Georgia Mikhail
Saakashvili will attend the summit.
This event will be one among the steps aimed at further strengthening
of relations between Armenia and the West. The West seems serious in
its intentions to be an alternative to Russian dominance.
Efforts are made in several directions - Armenia-France, U.S.-Armenia,
NATO-Armenia. The U.K. Embassy initiative was announced to invite
British businessmen to Armenia to study prospects of investments in
Armenia. The U.S. ambassador announced the importance of U.S.
investments in Armenia. A U.S.-Armenian memorandum of cooperation has
been signed on energy, the U.S. military delegations have signed
several important documents with the Armenian defense ministry on
partnership. The NATO secretary general, then his special
representative for the South Caucasus visited the region offering a
new `menu' to the three republics.
The EPP EaP Summit is an important link in the chain. In addition, it
is interesting that the EaP summit will take place on November 30, the
next day of establishment of the Soviet government in Armenia. It
symbolizes the period following Soviet Armenia.
Interestingly, panorama.am reported that the leader of the Prosperous
Armenia Party has said to announce his decision on running in the
presidential election on November 30.
The EPP had earlier rejected the PAP's application of for membership
and accepted the applications of the other three parties: RPA, Rule of
Law and Heritage. Three were accepted, the fourth was refused. Later
on the Prosperous Armenia Party intensified contacts in the Eurasian
area and is now the flagman of this idea.
It is possible that Gagik Tsarukyan chose this date on purpose. Most
probably, this decision will be on his nomination or nomination of
another candidate by the PAP which will be equal to nomination of the
Eurasian idea. Moreover, it should not be ruled out that not Gagik
Tsarukyan but the Eurasian union, i.e. Russia has decided to respond
to the EPP event in Armenia. In other words, Gagik Tsarukyan's
decision to run or to nominate another candidate of the PAP will be
Russia's answer to the European integration of Armenia. Russia and
Gagik Tsarukyan will try to stand on Armenia's way to the West and
announce: `the USSR is dead, long live the USSR'.
HAKOB BADALYAN
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28154
Comments - Saturday, 24 November 2012, 13:23
On November 30 the second summit of the EPP Eastern Partnership will
be held in Yerevan on November 30. The president of the European
Commission José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European People's
Party Wilfried Martens and the president of Georgia Mikhail
Saakashvili will attend the summit.
This event will be one among the steps aimed at further strengthening
of relations between Armenia and the West. The West seems serious in
its intentions to be an alternative to Russian dominance.
Efforts are made in several directions - Armenia-France, U.S.-Armenia,
NATO-Armenia. The U.K. Embassy initiative was announced to invite
British businessmen to Armenia to study prospects of investments in
Armenia. The U.S. ambassador announced the importance of U.S.
investments in Armenia. A U.S.-Armenian memorandum of cooperation has
been signed on energy, the U.S. military delegations have signed
several important documents with the Armenian defense ministry on
partnership. The NATO secretary general, then his special
representative for the South Caucasus visited the region offering a
new `menu' to the three republics.
The EPP EaP Summit is an important link in the chain. In addition, it
is interesting that the EaP summit will take place on November 30, the
next day of establishment of the Soviet government in Armenia. It
symbolizes the period following Soviet Armenia.
Interestingly, panorama.am reported that the leader of the Prosperous
Armenia Party has said to announce his decision on running in the
presidential election on November 30.
The EPP had earlier rejected the PAP's application of for membership
and accepted the applications of the other three parties: RPA, Rule of
Law and Heritage. Three were accepted, the fourth was refused. Later
on the Prosperous Armenia Party intensified contacts in the Eurasian
area and is now the flagman of this idea.
It is possible that Gagik Tsarukyan chose this date on purpose. Most
probably, this decision will be on his nomination or nomination of
another candidate by the PAP which will be equal to nomination of the
Eurasian idea. Moreover, it should not be ruled out that not Gagik
Tsarukyan but the Eurasian union, i.e. Russia has decided to respond
to the EPP event in Armenia. In other words, Gagik Tsarukyan's
decision to run or to nominate another candidate of the PAP will be
Russia's answer to the European integration of Armenia. Russia and
Gagik Tsarukyan will try to stand on Armenia's way to the West and
announce: `the USSR is dead, long live the USSR'.