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ANALYST: THE BEST WHICH YEREVAN CAN DO TO UKRAINE IS TO GO ON KEEPING SILENT
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 4, 12:58
The best, which Yerevan can do to the last events in Ukraine is
to go on keeping silent, director of the "Accord" investigation
centre, former head of Armenia's National Security Service, David
Shakhnazaryan, said at today's press-conference.
"The authorities of Armenia, and Foreign Ministry in particular,
have not yet made a statement regarding Armenia's attitude to the
events in Ukraine and bringing of Russian troops into the Crimea. I
am confident that Moscow has been imposing strong pressure upon
Yerevan with a purpose to force the authorities of Armenia support
their intervention in Ukraine. I do not even dare to suppose that
the authorities will give an assessment that confronts Russia's
interests. Nevertheless, I hope that they will manage to go on
keeping silent", - he said. He recalled that no country of the world
has supported Russia's aggression. Even the leaders of Belarus and
Kazakhstan abandoned to support Putin, he emphasized.
For his part, director of the Caucasus Institute, Aleksandr
Iskandaryan, said nevertheless Armenia out of the mouths of
press-secretary of Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, and Deputy
Foreign Minister, Shavarsh Kocharyan, made statements regarding the
events in Ukraine, but they were blear and slender. He also added
that taking into consideration the fact that about 100 thsd Armenians
have been living in Ukraine, Armenia should have good relations with
any government which will come to power in Kiev. In this context,
he agreed to Shakhazaryan that Yerevan should occupy a silent and
wait-and-see stance regarding the events in Ukraine.
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Tuesday, March 4, 12:58
The best, which Yerevan can do to the last events in Ukraine is
to go on keeping silent, director of the "Accord" investigation
centre, former head of Armenia's National Security Service, David
Shakhnazaryan, said at today's press-conference.
"The authorities of Armenia, and Foreign Ministry in particular,
have not yet made a statement regarding Armenia's attitude to the
events in Ukraine and bringing of Russian troops into the Crimea. I
am confident that Moscow has been imposing strong pressure upon
Yerevan with a purpose to force the authorities of Armenia support
their intervention in Ukraine. I do not even dare to suppose that
the authorities will give an assessment that confronts Russia's
interests. Nevertheless, I hope that they will manage to go on
keeping silent", - he said. He recalled that no country of the world
has supported Russia's aggression. Even the leaders of Belarus and
Kazakhstan abandoned to support Putin, he emphasized.
For his part, director of the Caucasus Institute, Aleksandr
Iskandaryan, said nevertheless Armenia out of the mouths of
press-secretary of Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, and Deputy
Foreign Minister, Shavarsh Kocharyan, made statements regarding the
events in Ukraine, but they were blear and slender. He also added
that taking into consideration the fact that about 100 thsd Armenians
have been living in Ukraine, Armenia should have good relations with
any government which will come to power in Kiev. In this context,
he agreed to Shakhazaryan that Yerevan should occupy a silent and
wait-and-see stance regarding the events in Ukraine.