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WHAT A "SENSATIONAL" LEAKAGE ON KARABAKH
The recording of the telephone conversation between presumably
Lithuanian diplomats was posted on the web, who are discussing the
upcoming EaP summit and the destiny of Karabakh, and one of the
interlocutors says that Artsakh cannot be returned to Azerbaijan,
otherwise Safarov's case may repeat.
The Lithuanian MFA has defined it as a provocation. The leakage has
been interpreted in different ways, as well as the source of it. At
the same time, there are some interesting things about it.
It is known that Lithuania has taken up the chairmanship of the EU,
and in November four post-Soviet states are expected to pre-sign the
Association Agreement with the EU.
Russia is currently up for hindering it. In regard to Armenia, it is
expressed in the economic and military sectors and in the propaganda
campaign. As to Karabakh, the Russia-based experts-political scientists
and their Armenian "branches" state that Armenia will return Karabakh
in case of integration with the EU.
It is known that Karabakh is not in the Customs Union suggested by
Russia because in case of joining the Customs Union Armenia must set
up customs on the border with Karabakh. From the political point of
view, it implies return of Karabakh to Azerbaijan which is part of
Russia's regional policy of the recent years, and the Customs Union
is the easiest way of resolving the Karabakh issue. By the way,
Russia used the same mechanism to enable annexation of Karabakh by
Azerbaijan in 1921.
The Russia-based experts-political scientists and their Armenian
"branches" avoid this topic carefully.
Instead, nothing is known about the Association Agreement in this
aspect. The Armenian government has not published the text of the
agreement yet despite the urges of EU officials, and one can imply
that the agreement will address Karabakh after the Moldovan model. In
the case of association of Moldova the EU does not require customs
on the border with Transnistria, only migration points.
Apparently, something similar is proposed to the Armenian side,
at least Europe will hardly understand that otherwise Armenia will
not be able to pre-sign the agreement. Evidence to this could be
Azerbaijan's refusal to sign the association agreement with the EU.
In any case, the place of Karabakh in the process of integration will
be uncertain as long as the text of the Association Agreement has not
been published. From this point of view, the leakage of the telephone
conversation of presumably Lithuanian diplomats may be a specific
device in the light of propaganda launched by Russia and its Armenian
branches in regard to Karabakh and the integration process in general.
12:12 02/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/30610
The recording of the telephone conversation between presumably
Lithuanian diplomats was posted on the web, who are discussing the
upcoming EaP summit and the destiny of Karabakh, and one of the
interlocutors says that Artsakh cannot be returned to Azerbaijan,
otherwise Safarov's case may repeat.
The Lithuanian MFA has defined it as a provocation. The leakage has
been interpreted in different ways, as well as the source of it. At
the same time, there are some interesting things about it.
It is known that Lithuania has taken up the chairmanship of the EU,
and in November four post-Soviet states are expected to pre-sign the
Association Agreement with the EU.
Russia is currently up for hindering it. In regard to Armenia, it is
expressed in the economic and military sectors and in the propaganda
campaign. As to Karabakh, the Russia-based experts-political scientists
and their Armenian "branches" state that Armenia will return Karabakh
in case of integration with the EU.
It is known that Karabakh is not in the Customs Union suggested by
Russia because in case of joining the Customs Union Armenia must set
up customs on the border with Karabakh. From the political point of
view, it implies return of Karabakh to Azerbaijan which is part of
Russia's regional policy of the recent years, and the Customs Union
is the easiest way of resolving the Karabakh issue. By the way,
Russia used the same mechanism to enable annexation of Karabakh by
Azerbaijan in 1921.
The Russia-based experts-political scientists and their Armenian
"branches" avoid this topic carefully.
Instead, nothing is known about the Association Agreement in this
aspect. The Armenian government has not published the text of the
agreement yet despite the urges of EU officials, and one can imply
that the agreement will address Karabakh after the Moldovan model. In
the case of association of Moldova the EU does not require customs
on the border with Transnistria, only migration points.
Apparently, something similar is proposed to the Armenian side,
at least Europe will hardly understand that otherwise Armenia will
not be able to pre-sign the agreement. Evidence to this could be
Azerbaijan's refusal to sign the association agreement with the EU.
In any case, the place of Karabakh in the process of integration will
be uncertain as long as the text of the Association Agreement has not
been published. From this point of view, the leakage of the telephone
conversation of presumably Lithuanian diplomats may be a specific
device in the light of propaganda launched by Russia and its Armenian
branches in regard to Karabakh and the integration process in general.
12:12 02/08/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/politics/view/30610