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HINTS TO SERZH SARGSYAN
Answering the question of Tert.am whether the decision of Armenia
was a deal of blackmailing by Russia, the U.S. Ambassador Heffern
made an symptomatic statement:
"I think you would have to ask Armenia's elected leadership about that
question. As I have stated on numerous occasions, I think Armenia
places itself in a position to succeed when it maintains a range of
options in the political, economic and security spheres."
In fact, the U.S. ambassador hints that Serzh Sargsyan's decision
is evidence to rigging elections. If a government is elected, it
does not undergo external pressure and it does not make decisions
spontaneously but in the result of a public process.
On the other hand, the United States sent a "high-level"
congratulation to Serzh Sargsyan when he "scored" 58 in the
presidential election. Both the president and secretary of the United
States congratulated him. It was the first time the president of the
United States congratulated the president elect.
Instead, there was a precedent during the history of Armenia when the
United States spoke about electoral fraud post-factum. The United
States suddenly spoke about the election of 1998 many years later,
mentioning in one of the State Department reports about 100,000 votes
rigged for Robert Kocharyan.
There is a precedent, and the United States may react in a few months,
if not years, that 100,000 or more votes were rigged in favor of
Serzh Sargsyan in 2013.
But what will it bring? Nothing. The United States will merely win a
moral victory, and the score will be a draw because the United States
actually won a moral victory in the presidential election. It became
known post factum.
On the other hand, announcing about rigging during the presidential
election would not bring anything to the United States. Serzh
Sargsyan would have just announced earlier to join the Customs Union.
Therefore, Washington tried an option which it did not necessarily
believe but did not have an alternative.
The political forces of Armenia were used to the state of affairs
proposed by Moscow. The latter came to terms with the Heritage when
Raffi Hovanissian went to Putin after the presidential election.
In other words, in Armenia Washington is deprived of what it was
trying to make sure Armenia or Serzh Sargsyan have - options.
James Hakobyan 12:03 06/09/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30823
Answering the question of Tert.am whether the decision of Armenia
was a deal of blackmailing by Russia, the U.S. Ambassador Heffern
made an symptomatic statement:
"I think you would have to ask Armenia's elected leadership about that
question. As I have stated on numerous occasions, I think Armenia
places itself in a position to succeed when it maintains a range of
options in the political, economic and security spheres."
In fact, the U.S. ambassador hints that Serzh Sargsyan's decision
is evidence to rigging elections. If a government is elected, it
does not undergo external pressure and it does not make decisions
spontaneously but in the result of a public process.
On the other hand, the United States sent a "high-level"
congratulation to Serzh Sargsyan when he "scored" 58 in the
presidential election. Both the president and secretary of the United
States congratulated him. It was the first time the president of the
United States congratulated the president elect.
Instead, there was a precedent during the history of Armenia when the
United States spoke about electoral fraud post-factum. The United
States suddenly spoke about the election of 1998 many years later,
mentioning in one of the State Department reports about 100,000 votes
rigged for Robert Kocharyan.
There is a precedent, and the United States may react in a few months,
if not years, that 100,000 or more votes were rigged in favor of
Serzh Sargsyan in 2013.
But what will it bring? Nothing. The United States will merely win a
moral victory, and the score will be a draw because the United States
actually won a moral victory in the presidential election. It became
known post factum.
On the other hand, announcing about rigging during the presidential
election would not bring anything to the United States. Serzh
Sargsyan would have just announced earlier to join the Customs Union.
Therefore, Washington tried an option which it did not necessarily
believe but did not have an alternative.
The political forces of Armenia were used to the state of affairs
proposed by Moscow. The latter came to terms with the Heritage when
Raffi Hovanissian went to Putin after the presidential election.
In other words, in Armenia Washington is deprived of what it was
trying to make sure Armenia or Serzh Sargsyan have - options.
James Hakobyan 12:03 06/09/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30823