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WHERE WILL SERZH SARGSYAN FLY?
Hakob Badalyan
Comments - Friday, 27 September 2013, 16:47
The airport of Stepanakert is in the focus of the Russian media.
Lenta.ru has dwelled on the situation, asking whether they will allow
operating the airport. Is it true that the question of the mass media
is not addressed to someone special and it is not clear who is meant
to allow, Azerbaijan, the Minsk Group or any other co-chair country,
such as Russia. Or maybe they mean Armenia which would not agree
to operate the airport. The Russian Regnum has also dwelled on the
airport of Stepanakert, writing about ongoing tryout of take-off and
landing of planes. Both Lenta and Regnum remind that in 2011 Serzh
Sargsyan promised to board the first plane leaving for Stepanakert.
The first flight was to be on 9 May 2011, the Victory Day. However,
no flights have been operated yet between Yerevan and Stepanakert.
Apparently, the flights do not depend on Azerbaijan, the Minsk Group
or Armenia. The flight depends on one person and this person is Serzh
Sargsyan. He promised to be the first passenger but, apparently,
he has changed his mind for some dangers and since he promised to
take the first flight to Stepanakert, he would not approve the first
flight. Every time a new excuse is brought to postpone the operation
of the airport. On these days the head of Civil Aviation Department of
Artsakh Dmitry Atbashyan announced that airports will be technically
ready to fly in 15 days. After this statement the Russian mass media
focused on the issue. The impression is that Moscow is pushing Serzh
Sargsyan into the plane. Will Sargsyan fly or not? After membership
to the Customs Union he announced that it was aimed at security. Now
Serzh Sargsyan is facing an interesting fact or rather Moscow made him
face the fact: if you are secure, then fly, go ahead. Moscow is going
to give many more surprises to Serzh Sargsyan on security. When Serzh
Sargsyan circulated the idea of security to justify his decision,
he put a heavy burden on Moscow's shoulders. It is a burden which
is not in line with Moscow's interest. However, the Kremlin will not
disclaim any pledges of security and further commitments. The Kremlin
will try to do everything possible to have Serzh Sargsyan to either
denounce his statement or fly. It is hard to tell what destination
Moscow suggests for flying to but it is interesting that the French
president Hollande told Serzh Sargsyan to fly Paris.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30977
From: Baghdasarian
Hakob Badalyan
Comments - Friday, 27 September 2013, 16:47
The airport of Stepanakert is in the focus of the Russian media.
Lenta.ru has dwelled on the situation, asking whether they will allow
operating the airport. Is it true that the question of the mass media
is not addressed to someone special and it is not clear who is meant
to allow, Azerbaijan, the Minsk Group or any other co-chair country,
such as Russia. Or maybe they mean Armenia which would not agree
to operate the airport. The Russian Regnum has also dwelled on the
airport of Stepanakert, writing about ongoing tryout of take-off and
landing of planes. Both Lenta and Regnum remind that in 2011 Serzh
Sargsyan promised to board the first plane leaving for Stepanakert.
The first flight was to be on 9 May 2011, the Victory Day. However,
no flights have been operated yet between Yerevan and Stepanakert.
Apparently, the flights do not depend on Azerbaijan, the Minsk Group
or Armenia. The flight depends on one person and this person is Serzh
Sargsyan. He promised to be the first passenger but, apparently,
he has changed his mind for some dangers and since he promised to
take the first flight to Stepanakert, he would not approve the first
flight. Every time a new excuse is brought to postpone the operation
of the airport. On these days the head of Civil Aviation Department of
Artsakh Dmitry Atbashyan announced that airports will be technically
ready to fly in 15 days. After this statement the Russian mass media
focused on the issue. The impression is that Moscow is pushing Serzh
Sargsyan into the plane. Will Sargsyan fly or not? After membership
to the Customs Union he announced that it was aimed at security. Now
Serzh Sargsyan is facing an interesting fact or rather Moscow made him
face the fact: if you are secure, then fly, go ahead. Moscow is going
to give many more surprises to Serzh Sargsyan on security. When Serzh
Sargsyan circulated the idea of security to justify his decision,
he put a heavy burden on Moscow's shoulders. It is a burden which
is not in line with Moscow's interest. However, the Kremlin will not
disclaim any pledges of security and further commitments. The Kremlin
will try to do everything possible to have Serzh Sargsyan to either
denounce his statement or fly. It is hard to tell what destination
Moscow suggests for flying to but it is interesting that the French
president Hollande told Serzh Sargsyan to fly Paris.
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30977
From: Baghdasarian