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Serzh Sargsyan admits his failure - Farhad Mammadov
Sat 01 September 2012 07:10 GMT | 8:10 Local Time
Farhad Mammadov
'The reaction of the Armenian authorities to the extradition and
subsequent amnesty of Ramil Safarov bordered on hysteria', Farhad
Mammadov, Director of the Center for Strategic Researches, said that
while commenting on the recent remarks of the Armenian president.
`A meeting of the Security Council of Armenia and a 5-minute nervous
speech by President Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting with the ambassadors
of UN member states demonstrated that Sargsyan actually admitted his
failure. With his actions and statements Sargsyan showed that Armenia
is not able to withstand the active foreign policy of Azerbaijan.
Also, it is a serious signal to those who rely on the power of the
Armenian diaspora. After the failure of the issue of denial of the
so-called "Armenian genocide" in the Constitutional Council of France,
this step of the Hungarian authorities was a serious blow to the
influence of the Armenian diaspora.
Ramil Safarov's return is a signal for Armenia, as the country has no
leverage of pressure because of its weakness and vulnerability. I
think Hungary won't be particularly upset with the fact of freezing
diplomatic relations with Armenia. However, the Hungarian authorities
and the public will feel the brunt of Armenian propaganda at the world
level, Hungary will face the most absurd and smeary accusations.
Admittedly, Armenians are best at it. I think that Hungary would have
to raise the level of threat of terrorist attack, as the EU visa-free
space is home to over half a million Armenians, potentially ready to
commit a terror attack.
At the meeting with the ambassadors the Armenian president urged his
partners to take "unique action", but what actions could it be? Which
country will spoil its relations with Hungary because of Armenia?
Serzh Sargsyan apparently realized this since after this call, he
pronounced a phrase with a hint of blackmail: "We will judge the
attitude of our partners to the security of the Armenian people just
on the basis of actions in relation to what happened."
A statement that "murder motivated by ethnic or religious hatred
cannot go unpunished" can be viewed as a peak of hypocrisy. It should
be recalled that the existence of a politician in the face of Serzh
Sargsyan as the president of Armenia is the most striking example of
impunity for the killing of hundreds of Azerbaijanis by Armenian thugs
led by Serzh Sargsyan during the ethnic cleansing in
Nagorno-Karabakh', Mammadov said.
News.Az
Sat 01 September 2012 07:10 GMT | 8:10 Local Time
Farhad Mammadov
'The reaction of the Armenian authorities to the extradition and
subsequent amnesty of Ramil Safarov bordered on hysteria', Farhad
Mammadov, Director of the Center for Strategic Researches, said that
while commenting on the recent remarks of the Armenian president.
`A meeting of the Security Council of Armenia and a 5-minute nervous
speech by President Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting with the ambassadors
of UN member states demonstrated that Sargsyan actually admitted his
failure. With his actions and statements Sargsyan showed that Armenia
is not able to withstand the active foreign policy of Azerbaijan.
Also, it is a serious signal to those who rely on the power of the
Armenian diaspora. After the failure of the issue of denial of the
so-called "Armenian genocide" in the Constitutional Council of France,
this step of the Hungarian authorities was a serious blow to the
influence of the Armenian diaspora.
Ramil Safarov's return is a signal for Armenia, as the country has no
leverage of pressure because of its weakness and vulnerability. I
think Hungary won't be particularly upset with the fact of freezing
diplomatic relations with Armenia. However, the Hungarian authorities
and the public will feel the brunt of Armenian propaganda at the world
level, Hungary will face the most absurd and smeary accusations.
Admittedly, Armenians are best at it. I think that Hungary would have
to raise the level of threat of terrorist attack, as the EU visa-free
space is home to over half a million Armenians, potentially ready to
commit a terror attack.
At the meeting with the ambassadors the Armenian president urged his
partners to take "unique action", but what actions could it be? Which
country will spoil its relations with Hungary because of Armenia?
Serzh Sargsyan apparently realized this since after this call, he
pronounced a phrase with a hint of blackmail: "We will judge the
attitude of our partners to the security of the Armenian people just
on the basis of actions in relation to what happened."
A statement that "murder motivated by ethnic or religious hatred
cannot go unpunished" can be viewed as a peak of hypocrisy. It should
be recalled that the existence of a politician in the face of Serzh
Sargsyan as the president of Armenia is the most striking example of
impunity for the killing of hundreds of Azerbaijanis by Armenian thugs
led by Serzh Sargsyan during the ethnic cleansing in
Nagorno-Karabakh', Mammadov said.
News.Az