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MOSCOW ATTACKS ARMENIA
Today the acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and the president
of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Victor Christenko
signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. This is the same Christenko who
called Armenia an exclave when Tigran Sargsyan explained that Armenia
could not join the Customs Union due to not having common borders
with member states.
However, apparently, the logic of exclave has won, and Armenia has
signed this memorandum. In other words, it was laid down that Armenia
is not a sovereign state.
Now Russia needs to force Armenia to join the Eurasian Union. Without
Armenia this union will have no meaning. Otherwise, the Russians
would not persist. Besides, there is an issue of saving the face of
Armenia who has put forth the idea of Eurasian Union on the eve of
his second term.
Armenia did not take them much effort. During the post-electoral
process the Russian Public Council stated, proceeding from records sent
from Armenia, that it will set to study financial misuse by former and
present Armenian officials who are related to Russian businesses in
Armenia. And there are very many cases which are regularly reported
by the mass media, such as Nairit, ARG, railway, other companies
and sectors.
In addition, CSTO has expanded the mandate of its quick reaction
forces to intervene in the domestic affairs of its member states. CSTO
Secretary General Borduzha stated that the member states are making
efforts to destabilize the situation.
On April 9 the quick reaction forces were not used although the
situation could have escalated to that point. Instead, all the factors
are in place to force the Armenian government to sign the memorandum
of the Customs Union. And not only. The Armenian press regularly
reports interest of Moscow in one company or infrastructure.
What will this memorandum bring to Armenia apart from limiting its
sovereignty? Maybe, some investments and growth of Russian business.
However, the key purpose is to stop diversification of the foreign
policy of Armenia in the direction of the West, more exactly,
diversification of integration with the Western organizations and
foreign policy.
It should be noted, however, that Russia lacks the resources required
for keeping a new empire. Moscow can hardly sustain its own regions.
Besides, serious political developments are awaiting Eurasia, and
Russia will have to face challenges all alone or to surrender to the
West. Russia needs to have the sovereignty of its partners totally
eliminated by the time it gets to that milestone to ensure that they
integrate with the Western organizations as Russia's exclaves.
The Eurasian Union and Customs Union will remain on paper. The
signature of Armenia will remain as a stigma of the Armenian present.
Haik Aramyan 12:31 11/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29592
Today the acting Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and the president
of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Victor Christenko
signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. This is the same Christenko who
called Armenia an exclave when Tigran Sargsyan explained that Armenia
could not join the Customs Union due to not having common borders
with member states.
However, apparently, the logic of exclave has won, and Armenia has
signed this memorandum. In other words, it was laid down that Armenia
is not a sovereign state.
Now Russia needs to force Armenia to join the Eurasian Union. Without
Armenia this union will have no meaning. Otherwise, the Russians
would not persist. Besides, there is an issue of saving the face of
Armenia who has put forth the idea of Eurasian Union on the eve of
his second term.
Armenia did not take them much effort. During the post-electoral
process the Russian Public Council stated, proceeding from records sent
from Armenia, that it will set to study financial misuse by former and
present Armenian officials who are related to Russian businesses in
Armenia. And there are very many cases which are regularly reported
by the mass media, such as Nairit, ARG, railway, other companies
and sectors.
In addition, CSTO has expanded the mandate of its quick reaction
forces to intervene in the domestic affairs of its member states. CSTO
Secretary General Borduzha stated that the member states are making
efforts to destabilize the situation.
On April 9 the quick reaction forces were not used although the
situation could have escalated to that point. Instead, all the factors
are in place to force the Armenian government to sign the memorandum
of the Customs Union. And not only. The Armenian press regularly
reports interest of Moscow in one company or infrastructure.
What will this memorandum bring to Armenia apart from limiting its
sovereignty? Maybe, some investments and growth of Russian business.
However, the key purpose is to stop diversification of the foreign
policy of Armenia in the direction of the West, more exactly,
diversification of integration with the Western organizations and
foreign policy.
It should be noted, however, that Russia lacks the resources required
for keeping a new empire. Moscow can hardly sustain its own regions.
Besides, serious political developments are awaiting Eurasia, and
Russia will have to face challenges all alone or to surrender to the
West. Russia needs to have the sovereignty of its partners totally
eliminated by the time it gets to that milestone to ensure that they
integrate with the Western organizations as Russia's exclaves.
The Eurasian Union and Customs Union will remain on paper. The
signature of Armenia will remain as a stigma of the Armenian present.
Haik Aramyan 12:31 11/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29592