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RUSSIAN EXPERT: MOSCOW SHOULD FEAR POSSIBLE MILITARY ALLIANCE AZERBAIJAN-GEORGIA-TURKEY RATHER THAN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION OF ARMENIA
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, August 14, 14:46
Moscow should fear possible military alliance Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey
rather than European integration of Armenia, senior research fellow
at MGIMO Institute of International Studies Leonid Gusev told ArmInfo.
"I think the Kremlin is not extremely annoyed with the upcoming
Association Agreement of Armenia and the EU. It seems to me that the
leadership of our country is well aware that the South Caucasus states
should wage their own policies. Consequently, the possible military
alliance Baku-Tbilisi-Ankara is a reason for annoyance," Gusev said.
Earlier, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania spoke of the
possible alliance and said that Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan are
now facing such challenges.
Gusev said that Turkey is a NATO member with rather a strong army.
However, it would be wrong saying that the given initiative is aimed
against Russia, first of all. Nevertheless, it is not pleasant news
for Moscow.
"I don't think that it is in favor of Moscow to have a foreign military
axis on its southern borders. I think, this issue must be discussed
in the course of Putin's visit to Baku," Gusev said. As regards the
visit of the Russian leader to Azerbaijan, the expert does not think
that Moscow has changed its priorities in the South Caucasus.
"Relations with the former Soviet republics have always been in the
focus of Moscow's attention. In addition, cooperation with the Caspian
Sea countries is of special importance for Russia," he said.
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, August 14, 14:46
Moscow should fear possible military alliance Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey
rather than European integration of Armenia, senior research fellow
at MGIMO Institute of International Studies Leonid Gusev told ArmInfo.
"I think the Kremlin is not extremely annoyed with the upcoming
Association Agreement of Armenia and the EU. It seems to me that the
leadership of our country is well aware that the South Caucasus states
should wage their own policies. Consequently, the possible military
alliance Baku-Tbilisi-Ankara is a reason for annoyance," Gusev said.
Earlier, Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania spoke of the
possible alliance and said that Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan are
now facing such challenges.
Gusev said that Turkey is a NATO member with rather a strong army.
However, it would be wrong saying that the given initiative is aimed
against Russia, first of all. Nevertheless, it is not pleasant news
for Moscow.
"I don't think that it is in favor of Moscow to have a foreign military
axis on its southern borders. I think, this issue must be discussed
in the course of Putin's visit to Baku," Gusev said. As regards the
visit of the Russian leader to Azerbaijan, the expert does not think
that Moscow has changed its priorities in the South Caucasus.
"Relations with the former Soviet republics have always been in the
focus of Moscow's attention. In addition, cooperation with the Caspian
Sea countries is of special importance for Russia," he said.