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NO FIXATION WHILE COUNTRY IS FALLING
Some commentators who support Armenia's integration with the West are
looking out for positive expectations for clearly understood motives.
It is possible that the political leadership of Armenia thinks that
the September 3 catastrophe will serve as fixation while our country is
falling nowhere. It's done and finished. Later on it might be possible
to continue relations with the West while saving relations with Russia.
Those "statesmen" who convinced the president that membership to
the Customs Union will not harm the relations between Armenia and
the West have started a more substantial backstage discussion that
a lasting period of international isolation is awaiting the country,
and cynical though it may be of them, they are blaming the president
for the catastrophe.
In all the three key government institutions the supporters of the
Customs Union would like to understand in more detail what is awaiting
Armenia now and in the future.
First, it will be the culmination of political and human shame if
the president, nevertheless, leaves for Vilnius and signs the "blue
paper" there.
There is so much noise about this scandal for several reasons. First,
this is no catastrophe for the West. It is just a terribly awkward
situation. Second, the Europeans who have offered no proposals on the
security of Armenia would not wish a scandal. Finally, the West has
already reviewed the perspectives and perceptions of the layout in the
South Caucasus, keeping in mind that the stake will be on Azerbaijan.
Georgia expected a new and favorable layout but has to admit that
Azerbaijan will become the leading partner of the West in the South
Caucasus.
Strangely, this state of affairs does not favor the European Union and
NATO. They were faced with the goal of preventing intensification of
Turkish influence on the region (like in other regions) and keeping
a distance from Azerbaijan as an unacceptable partner.
"Liaison" between Georgia and Azerbaijan would help prevent further
decline in the role of the South Caucasus to Europe and the United
States but now it will be necessary to make a lot of corrections and
not quite positive ones.
This means that Armenia may have caused more significant damage to
the West (or rather Armenia directed by Russia) and thus appeared
"out of law" (the Armenian political leaders should know better that
the "card suit" should not be changed or it will be more difficult
but they forgot about it or did not hope for...).
Different politicians, functionaries and diplomats who have an idea
of the European Union more or less have stated confidently that the
economic relations and programs in Armenia will be cut significantly
or stopped altogether, and the Karabakh issue will return to forgotten
and seemingly impossible wording that means return of Karabakh to
Azerbaijan.
NATO Secretary General's special representative for the South Caucasus
James Appathurai gave a vague answer which means that NATO has partly
lost interest in Armenia. Soon the deeper meaning of this statement
will become obvious. Will NATO be able to build relations with a
non-existent subject? Why should it do?
However, even in this case there will be no fixation when the country
falls. Russia has not engaged Armenia into this profanation called
Customs Union to develop Armenia's economy but for its total withdrawal
from the area of NATO influence, ruling out any cooperation. The next
stage will be the gobbledygook of Eurasian Union.
The head of state should already announce whether he suggests Armenia's
membership to this gobbledygook. At least, he would thus clarify
whether Armenia will remain a state or not. This would bring a lot
of joy to those who rejoiced this unsuccessful experiment called the
Republic of Armenia.
Some commentators are trying to refer to law and Constitution,
WTO rules but in this case nobody cares for rules because Russia is
supposed to observe the laws of Armenia unless it considers Armenia
an illegitimate state. But in this case either, there will not be a
fixation while the country is falling.
It is meaningless to continue writing on the old page. It is better
to start from a blank one. This is what the political cretins have
been unable to do so far.
Igor Muradyan 12:17 31/10/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31209
Some commentators who support Armenia's integration with the West are
looking out for positive expectations for clearly understood motives.
It is possible that the political leadership of Armenia thinks that
the September 3 catastrophe will serve as fixation while our country is
falling nowhere. It's done and finished. Later on it might be possible
to continue relations with the West while saving relations with Russia.
Those "statesmen" who convinced the president that membership to
the Customs Union will not harm the relations between Armenia and
the West have started a more substantial backstage discussion that
a lasting period of international isolation is awaiting the country,
and cynical though it may be of them, they are blaming the president
for the catastrophe.
In all the three key government institutions the supporters of the
Customs Union would like to understand in more detail what is awaiting
Armenia now and in the future.
First, it will be the culmination of political and human shame if
the president, nevertheless, leaves for Vilnius and signs the "blue
paper" there.
There is so much noise about this scandal for several reasons. First,
this is no catastrophe for the West. It is just a terribly awkward
situation. Second, the Europeans who have offered no proposals on the
security of Armenia would not wish a scandal. Finally, the West has
already reviewed the perspectives and perceptions of the layout in the
South Caucasus, keeping in mind that the stake will be on Azerbaijan.
Georgia expected a new and favorable layout but has to admit that
Azerbaijan will become the leading partner of the West in the South
Caucasus.
Strangely, this state of affairs does not favor the European Union and
NATO. They were faced with the goal of preventing intensification of
Turkish influence on the region (like in other regions) and keeping
a distance from Azerbaijan as an unacceptable partner.
"Liaison" between Georgia and Azerbaijan would help prevent further
decline in the role of the South Caucasus to Europe and the United
States but now it will be necessary to make a lot of corrections and
not quite positive ones.
This means that Armenia may have caused more significant damage to
the West (or rather Armenia directed by Russia) and thus appeared
"out of law" (the Armenian political leaders should know better that
the "card suit" should not be changed or it will be more difficult
but they forgot about it or did not hope for...).
Different politicians, functionaries and diplomats who have an idea
of the European Union more or less have stated confidently that the
economic relations and programs in Armenia will be cut significantly
or stopped altogether, and the Karabakh issue will return to forgotten
and seemingly impossible wording that means return of Karabakh to
Azerbaijan.
NATO Secretary General's special representative for the South Caucasus
James Appathurai gave a vague answer which means that NATO has partly
lost interest in Armenia. Soon the deeper meaning of this statement
will become obvious. Will NATO be able to build relations with a
non-existent subject? Why should it do?
However, even in this case there will be no fixation when the country
falls. Russia has not engaged Armenia into this profanation called
Customs Union to develop Armenia's economy but for its total withdrawal
from the area of NATO influence, ruling out any cooperation. The next
stage will be the gobbledygook of Eurasian Union.
The head of state should already announce whether he suggests Armenia's
membership to this gobbledygook. At least, he would thus clarify
whether Armenia will remain a state or not. This would bring a lot
of joy to those who rejoiced this unsuccessful experiment called the
Republic of Armenia.
Some commentators are trying to refer to law and Constitution,
WTO rules but in this case nobody cares for rules because Russia is
supposed to observe the laws of Armenia unless it considers Armenia
an illegitimate state. But in this case either, there will not be a
fixation while the country is falling.
It is meaningless to continue writing on the old page. It is better
to start from a blank one. This is what the political cretins have
been unable to do so far.
Igor Muradyan 12:17 31/10/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31209