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TOWARDS RUSSIAN ROYAL COURT OR WHY RAFFI LEFT FOR MOSCOW
On April 11 Raffi Hovannisian left for Moscow. The visit is short
because he has promised to hold a rally on April 12 and make a keynote
speech. The purpose of his visit is not known. On April 9 he stated
that he was ready to leave for Moscow the next day to meet with Putin
and bring victory.
However, Raffi Hovannisian left on April 11, not April 10, which means
that one day was needed to get the approval of Russia. Since he left
two days after April 9, most probably Moscow said "let him come".
Usually the leaders of the Armenian opposition do not have high-level
meetings. But visits to Moscow are something usual. Earlier in 2008
Levon Ter-Petrosyan had left for Moscow. At that time contradictory
information came on the meeting with then the prime minister of Russia
Medvedev. Anonymous sources from Ter-Petrosyan's wing said he met
with Medvedev but official confirmation did not follow.
After Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Zurabyan was often sent on business
trips to Moscow but the meetings were not at a high level unlike
those with Georgian opposition leaders. For example, Nino Burjanadzeh
met with Putin. Perhaps, Putin met with her not because the Kremlin
loved the Armenian opposition less than the opposition of Georgia but
because the Georgian government did not like the Georgian government
at all unlike its attitude to the Armenian government.
Before Raffi Hovannisian's departure, on April 10 the Armenian
government and the Eurasian Economic Commission signed a Memorandum
of Cooperation.
In the post-electoral rallies Raffi Hovannisian rejected the Customs
Union and the Eurasian Union. At the same time, by leaving for Moscow
he actually recognizes the dominance of Russia although he had stated
ready to visit the United States, Europe, even China.
Now it is not clear whether these countries will be ready to meet with
him after his visit to Russia. Or maybe Raffi Hovannisian's problem
was with Russia, and so he leaves for Moscow to convince them that
his activities will not be anti-Russian.
It is also possible that Raffi Hovannisian does not have any planned
important meeting and just goes there for a private visit for the
sake of an intrigue before the rally of April 12.
Armenia was in an interesting situation in the past 20 years
of independence. In the result of the criminal activities of the
government Armenia has appeared in a one-sided dependence on Russia,
at the same time facing the crisis stemming from this very situation
when even the system is already aware of the need to diversify the
foreign policy and economy otherwise Armenia will find itself in the
margin of global developments as ballast of Russia.
Now the Armenian political "elite" is split. On the one hand, it
cannot ignore its dependence on Russia, on the other hand, it is
impossible to ignore the requirements of time which is also a threat,
and the only difference is the timing.
This is a complicated issue indeed and practically unsolvable with the
existing ruling or opposition "elites" which sincerely wish to resolve
the issue in line with their personal, not national interests. This
difficult mission is impossible for the so-called twenty-year-old
elite. Its continuity, independent from names, will sustain this
problem and continue to ruin Armenia. Solution is possible if the
elite is new and without inverted commas.
Hakob Badalyan 10:39 12/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29600
From: A. Papazian
On April 11 Raffi Hovannisian left for Moscow. The visit is short
because he has promised to hold a rally on April 12 and make a keynote
speech. The purpose of his visit is not known. On April 9 he stated
that he was ready to leave for Moscow the next day to meet with Putin
and bring victory.
However, Raffi Hovannisian left on April 11, not April 10, which means
that one day was needed to get the approval of Russia. Since he left
two days after April 9, most probably Moscow said "let him come".
Usually the leaders of the Armenian opposition do not have high-level
meetings. But visits to Moscow are something usual. Earlier in 2008
Levon Ter-Petrosyan had left for Moscow. At that time contradictory
information came on the meeting with then the prime minister of Russia
Medvedev. Anonymous sources from Ter-Petrosyan's wing said he met
with Medvedev but official confirmation did not follow.
After Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Zurabyan was often sent on business
trips to Moscow but the meetings were not at a high level unlike
those with Georgian opposition leaders. For example, Nino Burjanadzeh
met with Putin. Perhaps, Putin met with her not because the Kremlin
loved the Armenian opposition less than the opposition of Georgia but
because the Georgian government did not like the Georgian government
at all unlike its attitude to the Armenian government.
Before Raffi Hovannisian's departure, on April 10 the Armenian
government and the Eurasian Economic Commission signed a Memorandum
of Cooperation.
In the post-electoral rallies Raffi Hovannisian rejected the Customs
Union and the Eurasian Union. At the same time, by leaving for Moscow
he actually recognizes the dominance of Russia although he had stated
ready to visit the United States, Europe, even China.
Now it is not clear whether these countries will be ready to meet with
him after his visit to Russia. Or maybe Raffi Hovannisian's problem
was with Russia, and so he leaves for Moscow to convince them that
his activities will not be anti-Russian.
It is also possible that Raffi Hovannisian does not have any planned
important meeting and just goes there for a private visit for the
sake of an intrigue before the rally of April 12.
Armenia was in an interesting situation in the past 20 years
of independence. In the result of the criminal activities of the
government Armenia has appeared in a one-sided dependence on Russia,
at the same time facing the crisis stemming from this very situation
when even the system is already aware of the need to diversify the
foreign policy and economy otherwise Armenia will find itself in the
margin of global developments as ballast of Russia.
Now the Armenian political "elite" is split. On the one hand, it
cannot ignore its dependence on Russia, on the other hand, it is
impossible to ignore the requirements of time which is also a threat,
and the only difference is the timing.
This is a complicated issue indeed and practically unsolvable with the
existing ruling or opposition "elites" which sincerely wish to resolve
the issue in line with their personal, not national interests. This
difficult mission is impossible for the so-called twenty-year-old
elite. Its continuity, independent from names, will sustain this
problem and continue to ruin Armenia. Solution is possible if the
elite is new and without inverted commas.
Hakob Badalyan 10:39 12/04/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/29600
From: A. Papazian