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HOW IS ARMENIA GOING TO STRIKE PIPELINES?
Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Thursday, 19 June 2014, 12:11
NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Rose-Roth seminar discussed security
of energy projects. The issue was brought up by Azerbaijan which
inquired whether NATO will defend energy projects, pipelines if
Armenia strikes them. Novruzov of the Azerbaijani delegation asked
NATO officials whether NATO will protect the pipelines if Russia
threatens them through its partner Armenia.
Baku is actually playing a double game. On the one hand, it is
discussing the division of Artsakh with Russia through a prospective
war. On the other hand, it is trying to get guarantees of security
of pipelines from NATO. No doubt Moscow has passed the issue of these
guarantees to Azerbaijan. For the Kremlin, the security of pipelines
is a chance of legitimization of the Caucasian war.
During the seminar, deputy representative of NATO PA Mediterranean
and Middle East Special Group Paolo Alli called Armenians to be
careful with their statements, Radio Liberty informed, referring to
the Azerbaijani press.
Earlier, the head of the Armenian delegation, Republican Koryun
Nahapetyan had stated in response to Azerbaijan's motions that the
energy projects will be threatened if Armenia is left out of them.
It is hard to tell how weighted the opinion of the deputy
representative of NATO PA GSM Paolo Alli is and whether it is an
official position, but he has stated that as long as Azerbaijan is
not a NATO member, it cannot have a direct participation in provision
of the security of pipelines. Although, Alli said, transportation
of carbohydrates is important to them, and they will focus on their
security.
In fact, Azerbaijan has not been refused provision of security of
pipelines, which may indicate directly some probability of military
actions. Interestingly, Serzh Sargsyan gave an interview to the Public
Television and announced that Armenia is getting armed but does not
say it out loud. Why has Serzh Sargsyan announced about it now during
the visit of the Russian foreign minister Lavrov to Baku before his
visit to Georgia along with the NATO seminar.
The response of the NATO functionary indicates that the issue of
activation of military actions is at least possible to discuss.
Armenia's threats to hit the pipelines are at least losing their
urgency. Yerevan mistakenly believes that Russia will be its ally
in this.
In reality, Russia is not interested in allowing a strike to
pipelines. Russia is not resolving any issue. Moreover, it is
complicating relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, they
are the key regional partners of Moscow in the discussion of division
of the Caucasus.
NATO could be Armenia's ally if the pipelines are targeted which
would thus contain the enthusiasm of Turkey and Azerbaijan to agree
on dividing the Caucasian pie with Armenian stuffing. Nevertheless,
statements made during the seminar in Baku hint that NATO is not
encouraged by the prospect of cooperation with Armenia on this matter.
At the same time, this is not something unexpected, considering that
one of the chief guarantees of maintaining peace - the sovereignty of
Armenia - has been destroyed by Armenia itself under Russian guidance,
disturbing the balance in the region.
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Hakob Badalyan, Political Commentator
Comments - Thursday, 19 June 2014, 12:11
NATO Parliamentary Assembly's Rose-Roth seminar discussed security
of energy projects. The issue was brought up by Azerbaijan which
inquired whether NATO will defend energy projects, pipelines if
Armenia strikes them. Novruzov of the Azerbaijani delegation asked
NATO officials whether NATO will protect the pipelines if Russia
threatens them through its partner Armenia.
Baku is actually playing a double game. On the one hand, it is
discussing the division of Artsakh with Russia through a prospective
war. On the other hand, it is trying to get guarantees of security
of pipelines from NATO. No doubt Moscow has passed the issue of these
guarantees to Azerbaijan. For the Kremlin, the security of pipelines
is a chance of legitimization of the Caucasian war.
During the seminar, deputy representative of NATO PA Mediterranean
and Middle East Special Group Paolo Alli called Armenians to be
careful with their statements, Radio Liberty informed, referring to
the Azerbaijani press.
Earlier, the head of the Armenian delegation, Republican Koryun
Nahapetyan had stated in response to Azerbaijan's motions that the
energy projects will be threatened if Armenia is left out of them.
It is hard to tell how weighted the opinion of the deputy
representative of NATO PA GSM Paolo Alli is and whether it is an
official position, but he has stated that as long as Azerbaijan is
not a NATO member, it cannot have a direct participation in provision
of the security of pipelines. Although, Alli said, transportation
of carbohydrates is important to them, and they will focus on their
security.
In fact, Azerbaijan has not been refused provision of security of
pipelines, which may indicate directly some probability of military
actions. Interestingly, Serzh Sargsyan gave an interview to the Public
Television and announced that Armenia is getting armed but does not
say it out loud. Why has Serzh Sargsyan announced about it now during
the visit of the Russian foreign minister Lavrov to Baku before his
visit to Georgia along with the NATO seminar.
The response of the NATO functionary indicates that the issue of
activation of military actions is at least possible to discuss.
Armenia's threats to hit the pipelines are at least losing their
urgency. Yerevan mistakenly believes that Russia will be its ally
in this.
In reality, Russia is not interested in allowing a strike to
pipelines. Russia is not resolving any issue. Moreover, it is
complicating relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, they
are the key regional partners of Moscow in the discussion of division
of the Caucasus.
NATO could be Armenia's ally if the pipelines are targeted which
would thus contain the enthusiasm of Turkey and Azerbaijan to agree
on dividing the Caucasian pie with Armenian stuffing. Nevertheless,
statements made during the seminar in Baku hint that NATO is not
encouraged by the prospect of cooperation with Armenia on this matter.
At the same time, this is not something unexpected, considering that
one of the chief guarantees of maintaining peace - the sovereignty of
Armenia - has been destroyed by Armenia itself under Russian guidance,
disturbing the balance in the region.
- See more at:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/32614#sthash.2FRkN6K2.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian