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KOCHARYAN OR SARGSYAN: WORLD DOESN'T CARE
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25812.html
Published: 17:19:09 - 13/04/2012
In an article published by Regnum entitled "Russia Is Squeezed Out
Of Armenia" Artashes Geghamyan who has appeared on the Republican
Ticket states desperately that the first and second presidents Levon
Ter-Petrosyan and Robert Kocharyan got an order from the West and
money from Turkey to squeeze Russia out of Armenia.
Artashes Geghamyan apparently calls on Russia to interfere and prevent
hostile West from defeating Serzh Sargsyan and Armenia.
The despair heard in this article is self-evident. Geghamyan felt
danger and is not confident about his future in parliament even though
he is number 7 on the list. However, the problem is not Geghamyan
himself. Apparently the only argument Sargsyan has in the political
scramble is referral to foreign forces.
The world actors are certainly interested in a certain outcome of the
Armenian election. The West wishes to see persons who would ignore
the taboo on the review of the relationship with Russia. Certainly
the West needs forces facing to Europe.
In the Armenian parliament Russia needs forces which will vote for
the Eurasian Union and bar the appearance of NATO forces in Armenia.
Besides, forces are needed which will not dare voice too much
dependence of Armenia on Russia.
Does the West or Russia see any difference between Robert Kocharyan
and Serzh Sargsyan in this context? Hardly so because both follow the
same line (two steps more or less). They are not desirable people for
the West but both are problems for Russia. Therefore, when choosing
between them the West and Russia will most probably refrain from
intervention, leaving them alone to settle their accounts with each
other. They do not care much who will eventually come to power.
They may intervene if other forces appear who can change status quo in
Armenia by their ideology and potential. There are no such forces in
Armenia yet or they lack sufficient resource. In any case, they could
not oppose to the bloc of Sargsyan and Kocharyan. On the contrary,
everything is done to unfold the battle between these two.
In this meaning, even though they try to impart the political battle
with geopolitical tones, it remains a banal race between two former or
(or present) allies and friends. The external forces have understood
this who are therefore passive, as well as the Armenian society has
understood which brushes aside the election campaign like flies. Only
politicians of other parties failed to understand whose tactics aimed
at weakening the Republicans automatically boosted the Prosperous
Armenia Party.
Meanwhile, Artashes Geghamyan understood everything who will not be
fine as soon as Kocharyan appears.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25812.html
Published: 17:19:09 - 13/04/2012
In an article published by Regnum entitled "Russia Is Squeezed Out
Of Armenia" Artashes Geghamyan who has appeared on the Republican
Ticket states desperately that the first and second presidents Levon
Ter-Petrosyan and Robert Kocharyan got an order from the West and
money from Turkey to squeeze Russia out of Armenia.
Artashes Geghamyan apparently calls on Russia to interfere and prevent
hostile West from defeating Serzh Sargsyan and Armenia.
The despair heard in this article is self-evident. Geghamyan felt
danger and is not confident about his future in parliament even though
he is number 7 on the list. However, the problem is not Geghamyan
himself. Apparently the only argument Sargsyan has in the political
scramble is referral to foreign forces.
The world actors are certainly interested in a certain outcome of the
Armenian election. The West wishes to see persons who would ignore
the taboo on the review of the relationship with Russia. Certainly
the West needs forces facing to Europe.
In the Armenian parliament Russia needs forces which will vote for
the Eurasian Union and bar the appearance of NATO forces in Armenia.
Besides, forces are needed which will not dare voice too much
dependence of Armenia on Russia.
Does the West or Russia see any difference between Robert Kocharyan
and Serzh Sargsyan in this context? Hardly so because both follow the
same line (two steps more or less). They are not desirable people for
the West but both are problems for Russia. Therefore, when choosing
between them the West and Russia will most probably refrain from
intervention, leaving them alone to settle their accounts with each
other. They do not care much who will eventually come to power.
They may intervene if other forces appear who can change status quo in
Armenia by their ideology and potential. There are no such forces in
Armenia yet or they lack sufficient resource. In any case, they could
not oppose to the bloc of Sargsyan and Kocharyan. On the contrary,
everything is done to unfold the battle between these two.
In this meaning, even though they try to impart the political battle
with geopolitical tones, it remains a banal race between two former or
(or present) allies and friends. The external forces have understood
this who are therefore passive, as well as the Armenian society has
understood which brushes aside the election campaign like flies. Only
politicians of other parties failed to understand whose tactics aimed
at weakening the Republicans automatically boosted the Prosperous
Armenia Party.
Meanwhile, Artashes Geghamyan understood everything who will not be
fine as soon as Kocharyan appears.