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Armenian activist calls for withdrawal of Russian border troops
tert.am
10:41 - 20.09.12
Zhirayr Sefilyan, a member of the Sardarapat Movement and a
participant of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, has called for withdrawing
Russian border guards from Armenia's territory.
In a Facebook post, the activist characterizes the troops' presence as
part of policies aimed to serve foreign powers.
`The post is part of the Armed Forces and is called to ensure our
military security in the frameworks of a political-military alliance,
along with exercising Russia's strategic interests.
The facts that the costs for the post's maintenance are partially
covered by Armenia or the potential of its land subdivisions has a
symbolic significance certainly conflict with our interests while its
presence is undesired and poses certain threats to Armenia's
sovereignty. What is acceptable to us is the sufficient presence of
Russia's anti-air defense and aviation forces in accordance with
internationally accepted terms and conditions of distribution,'
Sefilyan says, considering the subdivisions' operation intolerable.
Characterizing the posts as resident subdivisions of a foreign state's
intelligence services, the activist claims that they exercise control
over certain sections of Armenia's state border with Turkey and Iran,
as well as the air traffic.
`Such an obvious colonial dependence from a foreign [power] and its
full control of our departures and arrivals, and domestic developments
has to be suspended in the quickest possible manner. The Russian
border-guards have to be immediately withdrawn from Armenia's
territory and the border protection has to be entrusted to the
Armenian border guards,' says the activist.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
10:41 - 20.09.12
Zhirayr Sefilyan, a member of the Sardarapat Movement and a
participant of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, has called for withdrawing
Russian border guards from Armenia's territory.
In a Facebook post, the activist characterizes the troops' presence as
part of policies aimed to serve foreign powers.
`The post is part of the Armed Forces and is called to ensure our
military security in the frameworks of a political-military alliance,
along with exercising Russia's strategic interests.
The facts that the costs for the post's maintenance are partially
covered by Armenia or the potential of its land subdivisions has a
symbolic significance certainly conflict with our interests while its
presence is undesired and poses certain threats to Armenia's
sovereignty. What is acceptable to us is the sufficient presence of
Russia's anti-air defense and aviation forces in accordance with
internationally accepted terms and conditions of distribution,'
Sefilyan says, considering the subdivisions' operation intolerable.
Characterizing the posts as resident subdivisions of a foreign state's
intelligence services, the activist claims that they exercise control
over certain sections of Armenia's state border with Turkey and Iran,
as well as the air traffic.
`Such an obvious colonial dependence from a foreign [power] and its
full control of our departures and arrivals, and domestic developments
has to be suspended in the quickest possible manner. The Russian
border-guards have to be immediately withdrawn from Armenia's
territory and the border protection has to be entrusted to the
Armenian border guards,' says the activist.
From: A. Papazian