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Armenia's Eurasian integration turns into farce - opinion
13:24 * 26.07.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the Free Democrats party's leader,
Khachatur Kokobelyan, said he doesn't think the Russian-Azerbaijani
arms deal makes Armenia's future Eurasian integration efforts
realistic.
"We have repeatedly stated that Russia is carrying out an arms trade
with Azerbaijan, a non-member states member of CSTO (Collective
Security Treaty Organization), whose armament is targeted against
Armenia, a country which is considered Russia's strategic ally. So, it
is an open secret that the Russian-Armenian strategic relations have
from now on turned into a farce; likewise it is obvious that Russia
has been ignoring both the political-military and economic interest of
Armenia for quite a long time, guiding itself absolutely by its own
interests as a superpower," he said, adding that the Armenian
authorities should have long ago drawn corresponding conclusions.
Asked to comment on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's statement that
that the country has concerns over the weapons deal, the politician
considered the move a little bit belated
"I have had the occasion to address the issue before and say that
Serzh Sargsyan's statement, as that of a president, was necessary but
belated. Instead of restricting themselves with statements of the
kind, both Serzh Sargsyan and the authorities, including the prime
minister, have to urge Russia to stop behaving in a way not suiting a
strategic ally. The Armenian Foreign Ministry was obliged to send a
protest note to Russia to have the country make a public statement and
suspend Azerbaijan's arms supply. It's an open secret that Azerbaijan
acquires 80 percent of its weapons from Russia today, with Belarus
being the second country. So given the role which Belarus and Russia
play in the EaEU, the Armenia-Russia relations and the entire process
turn into a farce; that's just nonsense," he noted.
Armenian News - Tert.am
13:24 * 26.07.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the Free Democrats party's leader,
Khachatur Kokobelyan, said he doesn't think the Russian-Azerbaijani
arms deal makes Armenia's future Eurasian integration efforts
realistic.
"We have repeatedly stated that Russia is carrying out an arms trade
with Azerbaijan, a non-member states member of CSTO (Collective
Security Treaty Organization), whose armament is targeted against
Armenia, a country which is considered Russia's strategic ally. So, it
is an open secret that the Russian-Armenian strategic relations have
from now on turned into a farce; likewise it is obvious that Russia
has been ignoring both the political-military and economic interest of
Armenia for quite a long time, guiding itself absolutely by its own
interests as a superpower," he said, adding that the Armenian
authorities should have long ago drawn corresponding conclusions.
Asked to comment on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's statement that
that the country has concerns over the weapons deal, the politician
considered the move a little bit belated
"I have had the occasion to address the issue before and say that
Serzh Sargsyan's statement, as that of a president, was necessary but
belated. Instead of restricting themselves with statements of the
kind, both Serzh Sargsyan and the authorities, including the prime
minister, have to urge Russia to stop behaving in a way not suiting a
strategic ally. The Armenian Foreign Ministry was obliged to send a
protest note to Russia to have the country make a public statement and
suspend Azerbaijan's arms supply. It's an open secret that Azerbaijan
acquires 80 percent of its weapons from Russia today, with Belarus
being the second country. So given the role which Belarus and Russia
play in the EaEU, the Armenia-Russia relations and the entire process
turn into a farce; that's just nonsense," he noted.
Armenian News - Tert.am