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ARMENIA COULD POTENTIALLY BENEFIT FROM THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL: POLITICAL ANALYST
04.07.2015 13:41 epress.am
The Iranian nuclear deal could open the door for Armenia to solve
its numerous foreign policy issues, which have a significant role in
Armenia's current stagnation, political analyst Saro Saroyan said in
an interview with Epress.am, talking about last week's agreement on
the Iranian nuclear program between Iran and the P5+1 -- United States,
Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany. In particular, Iran
has agreed to halt its uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing
activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions.
According to Saroyan, if Armenia were involved in the negotiation
processes between the West and Iran, the country would not be alone in
solving its foreign policy issues, and would receive the help of the
Western superpowers. In order to engage Armenia in these processes,
the West should help the country to regain its sovereignty and get
rid of Russia's big influence.
"The second option is for the West to reach an agreement on issues
related to Armenia directly with Russia, given that Armenia has
yielded its transport and economic security to Russia. Which one of
these options is most probable or preferable for each of the parties is
another matter, of which it is too early to speak. Hopefully, Armenia
will get involved in these processes, and receive the assistance to
shed the influence of Russia," the analyst said.
What benefits will Armenia get as a transit country, if Iran is given
the opportunity to start a gas supply to European countries? This
question, as stated by Saroyan, is also in the domain of geopolitical
interests.
"The public perception that it's a matter of bilateral negotiations
between Armenia and Iran is wrong. The decision regarding the route
of the pipeline is in the context of geopolitical interests and
must be solved on the scale of talks between the West and Iran,"
Saroyan concluded.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/04/07/armenia-could-potentially-benefit-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal-political-analyst.html
04.07.2015 13:41 epress.am
The Iranian nuclear deal could open the door for Armenia to solve
its numerous foreign policy issues, which have a significant role in
Armenia's current stagnation, political analyst Saro Saroyan said in
an interview with Epress.am, talking about last week's agreement on
the Iranian nuclear program between Iran and the P5+1 -- United States,
Russia, China, France, United Kingdom and Germany. In particular, Iran
has agreed to halt its uranium enrichment-related and reprocessing
activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions.
According to Saroyan, if Armenia were involved in the negotiation
processes between the West and Iran, the country would not be alone in
solving its foreign policy issues, and would receive the help of the
Western superpowers. In order to engage Armenia in these processes,
the West should help the country to regain its sovereignty and get
rid of Russia's big influence.
"The second option is for the West to reach an agreement on issues
related to Armenia directly with Russia, given that Armenia has
yielded its transport and economic security to Russia. Which one of
these options is most probable or preferable for each of the parties is
another matter, of which it is too early to speak. Hopefully, Armenia
will get involved in these processes, and receive the assistance to
shed the influence of Russia," the analyst said.
What benefits will Armenia get as a transit country, if Iran is given
the opportunity to start a gas supply to European countries? This
question, as stated by Saroyan, is also in the domain of geopolitical
interests.
"The public perception that it's a matter of bilateral negotiations
between Armenia and Iran is wrong. The decision regarding the route
of the pipeline is in the context of geopolitical interests and
must be solved on the scale of talks between the West and Iran,"
Saroyan concluded.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/04/07/armenia-could-potentially-benefit-from-the-iran-nuclear-deal-political-analyst.html