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STEPAN SAFARYAN. "THE MAIN MESSAGE IS THAT ARMENIA IS RUSSIA'S PROVINCES."
December 10 2013
"The main message of this statement is that Armenia is a province,
a countryside for the Russian Empire",- so replied the secretary of
"Heritage" party Stepan Safaryan to the question of Aravot.am as to
what the Russian's outpost characterization of Armenia is about. To
remind that Alexander Gusev, Professor, Director of the RF Center
for Strategic Development of the Institute of CIS countries, days
ago, made the following statement, "Russia views Armenia as a kind
of original outpost in the Caucasus, and it is clear that under the
political processes that are underway in Armenia and Georgia, or have
been already implemented, anyway Russia has a very definite attitude
in regard to Georgia, and under these conditions, Armenia acts as a
certain outpost for Russia in the Caucasus." Mr. Safaryan said that
"the game did not end with September 3, and it has just launched for
Russia". Then he detailed, "To this respect, Russia would not be too
lazy to make statements and exert pressure on Armenia until the full
membership of the European Union, because Armenia has not yet joined,
it had made only a statement about joining the Customs Union." To our
observation whether the pressures from the Russian side would become
tougher, Mr. Safaryan replied as follows: "If Yerevan attempts to
question its accession to the Customs Union, then the pressure would
certainly increase." Ashot Manucharyan, a member of the Karabakh
Committee, believes that it is appropriate to take offence of Russia
and emphasize, "When countries are establishing relationships with
each other, each one becomes something for the other side. Russia is
the guarantor of our security; we can also say that Russia has become
a blackjack for us, which we can use to hit on the head of others.
There is no need to see other shades. Russia is establishing the
biggest military unit in the Caucasus, and it adds security of the
Russian Federation, as well as drastically increases the security of
Armenia". And to the observation whether similar "confessions" from
the Russian side do not show that the decision on September 3 was
really made under pressure, Mr. Manucharyan answered, "Undoubtedly,
it was made under pressure." The member of the Karabakh Committee
believes that this game has nothing to do with us, it refers to
Russian-American relations, when "one wins the other." Then, he added,
"We take an offence to what. How is it associated with us? As they say,
we and our mountains".
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/12/10/162920/
From: Baghdasarian
December 10 2013
"The main message of this statement is that Armenia is a province,
a countryside for the Russian Empire",- so replied the secretary of
"Heritage" party Stepan Safaryan to the question of Aravot.am as to
what the Russian's outpost characterization of Armenia is about. To
remind that Alexander Gusev, Professor, Director of the RF Center
for Strategic Development of the Institute of CIS countries, days
ago, made the following statement, "Russia views Armenia as a kind
of original outpost in the Caucasus, and it is clear that under the
political processes that are underway in Armenia and Georgia, or have
been already implemented, anyway Russia has a very definite attitude
in regard to Georgia, and under these conditions, Armenia acts as a
certain outpost for Russia in the Caucasus." Mr. Safaryan said that
"the game did not end with September 3, and it has just launched for
Russia". Then he detailed, "To this respect, Russia would not be too
lazy to make statements and exert pressure on Armenia until the full
membership of the European Union, because Armenia has not yet joined,
it had made only a statement about joining the Customs Union." To our
observation whether the pressures from the Russian side would become
tougher, Mr. Safaryan replied as follows: "If Yerevan attempts to
question its accession to the Customs Union, then the pressure would
certainly increase." Ashot Manucharyan, a member of the Karabakh
Committee, believes that it is appropriate to take offence of Russia
and emphasize, "When countries are establishing relationships with
each other, each one becomes something for the other side. Russia is
the guarantor of our security; we can also say that Russia has become
a blackjack for us, which we can use to hit on the head of others.
There is no need to see other shades. Russia is establishing the
biggest military unit in the Caucasus, and it adds security of the
Russian Federation, as well as drastically increases the security of
Armenia". And to the observation whether similar "confessions" from
the Russian side do not show that the decision on September 3 was
really made under pressure, Mr. Manucharyan answered, "Undoubtedly,
it was made under pressure." The member of the Karabakh Committee
believes that this game has nothing to do with us, it refers to
Russian-American relations, when "one wins the other." Then, he added,
"We take an offence to what. How is it associated with us? As they say,
we and our mountains".
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/12/10/162920/
From: Baghdasarian