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PUTIN HAS CHECKED OUT ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT
Edward Sharmazanov, the deputy speaker and spokesman for the RPA,
told Radio Liberty he is not the right person to ask questions about
the time of the Russian president's visit to Armenia.
A few days ago the reporters cornered the minister of foreign affairs
of Armenia with questions as to who will attend the Vilnius summit
from Armenia, what they will do, what they will sign. Nalbandyan gave
an answer similar to that of Sharmazanov. He said everything has been
decided but they will tell when the right time comes.
In other words, Edward Nalbandyan actually said he is not the right
person to ask questions about Vilnius.
Generally, Armenian officials are not better aware of international
developments than ordinary citizens. Their difference from ordinary
citizens is that Russia informs them about what they are supposed to
do, not the ordinary citizens. In other words, if Putin is arriving on
December 2, Moscow telephones and informs Nalbandyan or Sargsyan, not
the fruit dealer or taxi driver. This is the only difference between
government officials and citizens, to say nothing about luxury life
style, of course.
Why would Sharmazanov know when Putin is going to arrive in Armenia?
Why would Nalbandyan know who will attend the summit in Vilnius from
Armenia. As soon as they telephone them to tell the day of Putin's
arrival, they will also tell who should go to Vilnius, what should
they do or maybe also what they should eat. Or on the contrary, they
will telephone to tell them what to do in Vilnius and also tell them
the day of Putin's arrival.
In order to be a government that is a source of information, the
actions of the government should be determined by their sense of
national dignity. The Armenian government has been guided by the
instinct of self-preservation and self-defense so far so the government
does not guide, it is guided instead.
This is not just an instinctive matter of the weak-strong relationship
when others make use of the illegitimacy of the weaker one, or the
brutal nature of the Russian culture which uses the stick in its
relations with the post-Soviet states.
This is a matter of simple logic of global relations. A government that
acts out of its personal preservation and protection and treats the
state of affairs through this prism is not reliable and predictable
to the world. Those who are guided by their personal interest and do
not observe any principles and values to protect it are a danger to
the entire world.
In other words, even if such nature of the government is abused by any
great power, it is generally a legitimate situation to the other great
powers because the guiding power ensures some predictability. In the
case of Armenia, Washington or Brussels prefer the Armenian government
to be guided by Russia than to be left to act at its own discretion.
Because if today the government faces the West for the sake of its
own interests, tomorrow it might as well face the Islamic world for
the sake of their personal interest. Galust Sahakyan disclosed this
simple logic several years ago, didn't he?
Hakob Badalyan 17:14 25/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31380
From: A. Papazian
Edward Sharmazanov, the deputy speaker and spokesman for the RPA,
told Radio Liberty he is not the right person to ask questions about
the time of the Russian president's visit to Armenia.
A few days ago the reporters cornered the minister of foreign affairs
of Armenia with questions as to who will attend the Vilnius summit
from Armenia, what they will do, what they will sign. Nalbandyan gave
an answer similar to that of Sharmazanov. He said everything has been
decided but they will tell when the right time comes.
In other words, Edward Nalbandyan actually said he is not the right
person to ask questions about Vilnius.
Generally, Armenian officials are not better aware of international
developments than ordinary citizens. Their difference from ordinary
citizens is that Russia informs them about what they are supposed to
do, not the ordinary citizens. In other words, if Putin is arriving on
December 2, Moscow telephones and informs Nalbandyan or Sargsyan, not
the fruit dealer or taxi driver. This is the only difference between
government officials and citizens, to say nothing about luxury life
style, of course.
Why would Sharmazanov know when Putin is going to arrive in Armenia?
Why would Nalbandyan know who will attend the summit in Vilnius from
Armenia. As soon as they telephone them to tell the day of Putin's
arrival, they will also tell who should go to Vilnius, what should
they do or maybe also what they should eat. Or on the contrary, they
will telephone to tell them what to do in Vilnius and also tell them
the day of Putin's arrival.
In order to be a government that is a source of information, the
actions of the government should be determined by their sense of
national dignity. The Armenian government has been guided by the
instinct of self-preservation and self-defense so far so the government
does not guide, it is guided instead.
This is not just an instinctive matter of the weak-strong relationship
when others make use of the illegitimacy of the weaker one, or the
brutal nature of the Russian culture which uses the stick in its
relations with the post-Soviet states.
This is a matter of simple logic of global relations. A government that
acts out of its personal preservation and protection and treats the
state of affairs through this prism is not reliable and predictable
to the world. Those who are guided by their personal interest and do
not observe any principles and values to protect it are a danger to
the entire world.
In other words, even if such nature of the government is abused by any
great power, it is generally a legitimate situation to the other great
powers because the guiding power ensures some predictability. In the
case of Armenia, Washington or Brussels prefer the Armenian government
to be guided by Russia than to be left to act at its own discretion.
Because if today the government faces the West for the sake of its
own interests, tomorrow it might as well face the Islamic world for
the sake of their personal interest. Galust Sahakyan disclosed this
simple logic several years ago, didn't he?
Hakob Badalyan 17:14 25/11/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/31380
From: A. Papazian