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Haik Aramyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28630
14:25 15/01/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
RIA Novosti informed that the Russian president Vladimir Putin has
approved the proposal of the government on military cooperation
with Armenia.
The news is notable in the context of the recent status of
Armenian-Russian relations. These relations are actually tense due
to certain developments.
First, in 2009 Russia tried to enforce an agreement on Karabakh which
presupposed the return of Karabakh to Azerbaijan followed by regular
and mass supply of weapon to Azerbaijan, as well as some agreements
between Russia and Turkey.
In the meantime, the Armenian society is reviewing the Armenian and
Russian relations. The stereotypes are changing. The anti-Armenian
nature of those developments was so obvious that speeded up the
process.
The Russians were not ready for such a change of the situation. They
were relaxed because they did not expect trouble from Armenians. As
soon as trouble occurred, Moscow's first reaction was distortion of
ongoing changes in the society and their presentation as the opinion
of a few political scientists and media outlets. The Russian media
launched a real anti-Armenian campaign which was sometimes offensive.
Nevertheless, Moscow was unable to understand that the problem is
much more complicated than a caprice of several political scientists
or the mass media. It is impossible to ignore multiplying problems
for a long time. Besides, the world is changing deeply, and Armenia
is given an interesting and vast role which contradicts the goals of
Russian politics. And the situation is such that the Armenian state
must either assume that role or disappear as a sovereign state. There
is no other option.
In such a situation Moscow and Yerevan must walk towards the
elimination of the sovereignty of Armenia or transform "brotherhood"
to "political relations". It will be psychologically hard for Russia
to set up political relations with Armenia when the Russian political
elite believes the Armenians will never cause trouble.
However, there is trouble and it needs to be tackled. Armenia deprived
of sovereignty will be a burden for Armenia not only for Moscow but
also for the other centers of power. Armenia needs to be a partner
and participant of the global political processes of creation of new
security systems rather than a security consumer.
Despite the anti-Armenian hysteria, political relations are forming
between the two countries. The decision of the Kremlin seems to be
its expression.
Haik Aramyan
http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28630
14:25 15/01/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
RIA Novosti informed that the Russian president Vladimir Putin has
approved the proposal of the government on military cooperation
with Armenia.
The news is notable in the context of the recent status of
Armenian-Russian relations. These relations are actually tense due
to certain developments.
First, in 2009 Russia tried to enforce an agreement on Karabakh which
presupposed the return of Karabakh to Azerbaijan followed by regular
and mass supply of weapon to Azerbaijan, as well as some agreements
between Russia and Turkey.
In the meantime, the Armenian society is reviewing the Armenian and
Russian relations. The stereotypes are changing. The anti-Armenian
nature of those developments was so obvious that speeded up the
process.
The Russians were not ready for such a change of the situation. They
were relaxed because they did not expect trouble from Armenians. As
soon as trouble occurred, Moscow's first reaction was distortion of
ongoing changes in the society and their presentation as the opinion
of a few political scientists and media outlets. The Russian media
launched a real anti-Armenian campaign which was sometimes offensive.
Nevertheless, Moscow was unable to understand that the problem is
much more complicated than a caprice of several political scientists
or the mass media. It is impossible to ignore multiplying problems
for a long time. Besides, the world is changing deeply, and Armenia
is given an interesting and vast role which contradicts the goals of
Russian politics. And the situation is such that the Armenian state
must either assume that role or disappear as a sovereign state. There
is no other option.
In such a situation Moscow and Yerevan must walk towards the
elimination of the sovereignty of Armenia or transform "brotherhood"
to "political relations". It will be psychologically hard for Russia
to set up political relations with Armenia when the Russian political
elite believes the Armenians will never cause trouble.
However, there is trouble and it needs to be tackled. Armenia deprived
of sovereignty will be a burden for Armenia not only for Moscow but
also for the other centers of power. Armenia needs to be a partner
and participant of the global political processes of creation of new
security systems rather than a security consumer.
Despite the anti-Armenian hysteria, political relations are forming
between the two countries. The decision of the Kremlin seems to be
its expression.