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Russia will not support Armenia's interests against Turkey - Russian expert
21:36, 11.12.2014 Region: Armenia, Russia, Turkey Theme: Politics
YEREVAN. - It would be naive to expect from Russia any serious actions
in a hopeless situation with the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish
relations, said the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS)
Deputy Director Grigory Tishchenko, Armenian News - NEWS.am reports.
The expert does not see any intention from Moscow to act as a mediator
in the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations, taking into
account recent agreements reached between Moscow and Ankara. If we put
aside diplomatic language and be more straightforward, he said, it
turns out that Armenia would very much like to see Russia attempting
to pressure on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide by Turkish
authorities.
"It is clear that here there is a tacit reference to the success of
recognition by Germany its responsibility for the Holocaust. In
practice, it worked in the case of the Holocaust only because Germany
lost in the war and signed the unconditional surrender. That is, the
state has ceased to exist and it was possible to dictate any desired
conditions," Tishchenko added.
At the same time, other countries of Hitler's coalition, he continued,
which also participated in Holocaust of the Jewish people, did not
apologize and didn't pay compensation.
"As lawyers say, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey
has no judicial perspective. Let's be honest, in this hopeless
situation, it is naive to expect from Russia any serious action.
Please note that the Armenian Diaspora in Russia does not lobby the
issue as well," he concluded.
http://news.am/eng/news/243610.html
21:36, 11.12.2014 Region: Armenia, Russia, Turkey Theme: Politics
YEREVAN. - It would be naive to expect from Russia any serious actions
in a hopeless situation with the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish
relations, said the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (RISS)
Deputy Director Grigory Tishchenko, Armenian News - NEWS.am reports.
The expert does not see any intention from Moscow to act as a mediator
in the settlement of the Armenian-Turkish relations, taking into
account recent agreements reached between Moscow and Ankara. If we put
aside diplomatic language and be more straightforward, he said, it
turns out that Armenia would very much like to see Russia attempting
to pressure on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide by Turkish
authorities.
"It is clear that here there is a tacit reference to the success of
recognition by Germany its responsibility for the Holocaust. In
practice, it worked in the case of the Holocaust only because Germany
lost in the war and signed the unconditional surrender. That is, the
state has ceased to exist and it was possible to dictate any desired
conditions," Tishchenko added.
At the same time, other countries of Hitler's coalition, he continued,
which also participated in Holocaust of the Jewish people, did not
apologize and didn't pay compensation.
"As lawyers say, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey
has no judicial perspective. Let's be honest, in this hopeless
situation, it is naive to expect from Russia any serious action.
Please note that the Armenian Diaspora in Russia does not lobby the
issue as well," he concluded.
http://news.am/eng/news/243610.html