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    RUSSIA SUPPORTS REGRESSIVE AZERBAIJAN

    August 27 2013

    According to Ruben Mehrabyan, RF acts accordingly feeling that its
    presence in the South Caucasus is under threat. - Mr. Mehrabyan,
    the opposition political parties again have voiced calls to unite,
    arguing that the authorities will not stay long at power. How
    do you assess the position of the authorities and the opposition
    at this stage? Do you see grounds for maturation of force-majeure
    situations? - The only way out that can protect us from force-majeure
    and tragic scenarios, is an open and public dialogue on a broad agenda,
    including both internal and foreign policy, including the security
    of vitally important issues. It must be focused on real, radical and
    systemic reforms based on a broad social and political consensus,
    with the conscious that we are all in one boat. And in the current
    situation it is obvious that the initiator of such a dialogue must be
    and should be just the authorities. I have no doubt that we are just
    wasting our time, thereby dilapidating already significantly worn
    out resources of our statehood, which is unacceptable. Thus, we will
    lose our statehood. - Recently, in an interview with commonspace.eu,
    the Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said,- "The Customs
    Union is an obstacle to signing of the Association Agreement." In
    your opinion, can the possible pressures of RF in the coming 2-3
    months, result in RA authorities to refuse initialing? - I think
    this is a belated confession that the so-called "customs union" is
    an obstacle. It is not only an obstacle to the Association Agreement
    with the EU, but also a threat to the Armenian statehood. And it
    is belated, because otherwise it would not be introduced into
    the circulation by the hands of Serge Sargsyan, the so-called
    "and - and" meaningless concept, according to which, presumably,
    it is possible to combine the integration with European Union with
    Putin's so-and-so projects based on neo-imperial "land collection"
    concept. Of course, no. It is simply self-deception. Moreover, the
    Association Agreement has no alternative for Armenia in civilization,
    historical, strategic aspects. And the foreign policy should not be
    mixed with the trade regime. Yes, Armenia should eventually sign the
    Association Agreement with the European Union, becoming a part of the
    common market of united Europe, having a free trade regime with the
    market having half a billion solvent consumer, which is currently our
    main trading partner. And it does not mean hostility with Russia or
    disruption of economic ties. Armenia and Russia are full members of
    the World Trade Organization and, accordingly, assumed international
    obligations, under which it is totally possible to form new, civilized
    format of relations with a Russia. But, for this reason, Armenia's
    diplomacy should not follow the events in the status of an observer,
    be engaged in copying scared euphemism rather than clearly formulate
    our national interests, and actively pursue it. In the coming 2-3
    months, everything is expected from Russia. Yes, initialing by
    Armenia is not to the benefit of Russia. Although, recently Russian
    circles are trying to convince us that Armenia is not longed to be
    seen in the Customs Union, that there have not been or are or will
    be pressures on Armenia, but we should keep displaying vigilance,
    not to yield to temptations, nor threats.

    Our nearly 200-year-old path with Russia should prompt us that we are
    expected to have both a "soap" under our feet, and "shootings from
    behind the back" or activation of the agent network at the most crucial
    moment. I want to believe that our Lord will be favorable to us and
    those efforts will be in vain, and we will make our own already decided
    civilized option a reality. - The RF Customs Service has suspended
    all Ukrainian exports, which is estimated as a political decision by
    the RF, due to the fact that Ukraine is resisting, not willing to join
    the Customs Union and the Eurasian alliance. What does the commercial
    war by the RF show, how can this battle of nerves end for Russia? -
    Evidently, this is a political campaign unleashed by Russia, a complex
    punitive action aimed at ruining economic fundamentals of Ukraine, why
    not, also destabilization of political situation in order to obstacle
    the signing of the Association Agreement by creating insurmountable
    obstacles. I am sure that this "senseless and merciless" step of
    Kremlin, according to Pushkin, will speed up the process of Ukraine to
    the west, about which there is a consensus between the authorities,
    the opposition and the public. And Ukraine will sign an Association
    Agreement in Vilnius. And all of this will end for Russia over the
    fact that it will reconcile with the idea that it is not possible to
    degrade and kneel down an independent state of 45 million population,
    which has decided to become an integral and deserved part of the
    civilized world. I am also sure that this will essentially change the
    geopolitics of the post-Soviet territory by bankrupting Putin's entire
    foreign policy strategy, as any imperial or neo-imperial project may
    not be viable without Ukraine. I do not rule out that after Vilnius,
    a destabilized circle will begin in Russia, because the history shows
    that the internal discontents in the country on the background of
    foreign policy failures can reach the peak. The Ukrainian "loss"
    can be very painful for the Russian society. - Recently, the RF
    President Vladimir Putin's working visit to Azerbaijan was held. Do
    the Russian-Azerbaijani relations in economic, energy and military
    sectors threaten Armenia as the RF "strategic" partner interests, in
    general, and in particular, in the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, because
    there is a belief that NKR issue, however, is not one of priority
    issues for Putin. - Armenia's main threat, here, is the fact that over
    the past century Russia for the fourth time feeling that its presence
    in the South Caucasus is under threat, uses the same scheme: supports
    regressive Azerbaijan or the most regressive and prejudiced segments
    of Azerbaijani society, encouraging their Armenophobia and directing
    against Armenia and Armenians wishing to rend from the empire. So
    happened in 1905, 1917-18, 1988-91. I hope Azerbaijan also knows that
    this kind of imperial combination has led to a disaster in the region,
    and it does not only promise good thing to Azerbaijan, but it is no
    less a threat for Azerbaijan. In addition, the current situation does
    not allow Russia to freely dispose the Karabakh factor in advancing
    its interests. Russia is just one of the three co-chair countries. But
    this cynical deal, of course, will complicate the Nagorno-Karabakh
    settlement process that it will more detach Azerbaijan from reality,
    will toughen its position, but essentially will not change the status
    quo in the region. The transaction had a positive effect, as well. The
    last illusion dispersed in Armenia towards guarantees of the "big
    brother". It is difficult to formulate better than Mr. Dugin. Russia
    is solely for its benefit in the Caucasus, neither for Armenia nor for
    Azerbaijan. Therefore, Armenia can no longer afford the "luxury" as
    "friends forever" or "eternal enemies", but should be satisfied with
    "only" its eternal interests.

    Emma GABRIELYAN

    Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/27/156194/

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