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ARFD: THE STATEMENT MADE BY KISELEV ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN THE STATUS OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ARMENIA AND RUSSIAN SECURITY GUARANTEES IS A BLACKMAIL
by Tatevik Shahunyan
Friday, June 13, 16:34
The statement made by the head of the Russian International Agency
"Russia Today", Dmitri Kiselev, about the link between the status
of the Russian language in Armenia and Russian security guarantees
is a direct blackmail, secretary of the ARFD parliamentary faction,
Aghvan Vardanyan, said at today's briefing in the parliament.
He said that Russia always had such a position, but it has never made
such a sharp statement. "I have got an impression that the relations
between Armenia and Russia do not have a nature of the strategical
partnership and are not regulated by the inter-state agreements. They
remind us of the relations between a master and his vassal", -
Vardanyan said and added that such statements are inadmissible and
high ranked officials of Armenia should make adequate conclusions.
For his part, secretary of the Armenian National Congress parliamentary
faction, Aram Manukyan, said that Kiselev's statement is a response
at the humiliating policy conducted by the authorities of Armenia.
To note, during yesterday's regular meeting of the Armenian-Russian
Friendship Club in the Armenian parliament, a remarkable conversation
took place between Director General of Russia Today news agency
Dmitry Kiselev and a member of the parliament from the ruling RPA,
Hayk Babukhanyan. When Babukhanyan hinted that Russia should recognize
the independence of Nagorno Karabakh, Kiselev replied: "Start with
yourself". He then touched upon the problem of the Russian language
in Armenia, saying that there are no Russian schools, people are not
fluent in Russian and he could not even communicate with a taxi driver
in Russian. He also added that direct meddling of Russia with the
Karabakh conflict will automatically result in the war. He said that
if Armenia wants security guarantees from Russia, it should stimulate
much spreading of the Russian language in Armenia. "When declaring
about Armenia's desire to join the Eurasian Union, President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan said that the integration should be implemented taking
into consideration the political component and security component. But
integration in the context of security is impossible without the
cultural component. They are inter-related", - Kiselev said. For his
part, former ambassador of Russia to Armenia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko,
added that Armenia should determine its political priorities, and
if it has chosen Russia, in that case the Russian language should
be disseminated in Armenia, though it causes displeasure in the
Armenian society.
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by Tatevik Shahunyan
Friday, June 13, 16:34
The statement made by the head of the Russian International Agency
"Russia Today", Dmitri Kiselev, about the link between the status
of the Russian language in Armenia and Russian security guarantees
is a direct blackmail, secretary of the ARFD parliamentary faction,
Aghvan Vardanyan, said at today's briefing in the parliament.
He said that Russia always had such a position, but it has never made
such a sharp statement. "I have got an impression that the relations
between Armenia and Russia do not have a nature of the strategical
partnership and are not regulated by the inter-state agreements. They
remind us of the relations between a master and his vassal", -
Vardanyan said and added that such statements are inadmissible and
high ranked officials of Armenia should make adequate conclusions.
For his part, secretary of the Armenian National Congress parliamentary
faction, Aram Manukyan, said that Kiselev's statement is a response
at the humiliating policy conducted by the authorities of Armenia.
To note, during yesterday's regular meeting of the Armenian-Russian
Friendship Club in the Armenian parliament, a remarkable conversation
took place between Director General of Russia Today news agency
Dmitry Kiselev and a member of the parliament from the ruling RPA,
Hayk Babukhanyan. When Babukhanyan hinted that Russia should recognize
the independence of Nagorno Karabakh, Kiselev replied: "Start with
yourself". He then touched upon the problem of the Russian language
in Armenia, saying that there are no Russian schools, people are not
fluent in Russian and he could not even communicate with a taxi driver
in Russian. He also added that direct meddling of Russia with the
Karabakh conflict will automatically result in the war. He said that
if Armenia wants security guarantees from Russia, it should stimulate
much spreading of the Russian language in Armenia. "When declaring
about Armenia's desire to join the Eurasian Union, President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan said that the integration should be implemented taking
into consideration the political component and security component. But
integration in the context of security is impossible without the
cultural component. They are inter-related", - Kiselev said. For his
part, former ambassador of Russia to Armenia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko,
added that Armenia should determine its political priorities, and
if it has chosen Russia, in that case the Russian language should
be disseminated in Armenia, though it causes displeasure in the
Armenian society.
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