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UZBEKISTAN'S WITHDRAWAL FROM CSTO WILL HAVE NO BEARING ON ARMENIA - POLITICAL SCIENTIST
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June 29, 2012 | 15:19
YEREVAN. - Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) was neither accidental nor unexpected, Armenian
Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation Director,
political analyst Stepan Grigoryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He reminded that this is the second time that Uzbekistan is leaving
the CSTO.
In Grigoryan's words, different countries have different reasons
for withdrawing from the Organization, but, in Uzbekistan's case,
they are very comprehensible. "Uzbekistan has very serious issues
with Tajikistan," he said.
The political scientist also noted that the CSTO is an organization
which is not very effective, and this is apparent. And this, as per
Grigoryan, is conditioned on the fact that Russia has no resources to
help the other CSTO countries. "Uzbekistan's problems are not solved
by remaining in the CSTO," said the analyst.
But Stepan Grigoryan is convinced that this step by Uzbekistan will
have no bearing on Armenia as a CSTO member.
"We should not be naïve. No Central Asian country will help Armenia
during a conflict with Azerbaijan," he said, and added that this also
refers to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan because they, too, have their
own problems.
To note, after the termination of Uzbekistan's CSTO membership,
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia
remain as Organization members.
news.am
June 29, 2012 | 15:19
YEREVAN. - Uzbekistan's withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) was neither accidental nor unexpected, Armenian
Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation Director,
political analyst Stepan Grigoryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He reminded that this is the second time that Uzbekistan is leaving
the CSTO.
In Grigoryan's words, different countries have different reasons
for withdrawing from the Organization, but, in Uzbekistan's case,
they are very comprehensible. "Uzbekistan has very serious issues
with Tajikistan," he said.
The political scientist also noted that the CSTO is an organization
which is not very effective, and this is apparent. And this, as per
Grigoryan, is conditioned on the fact that Russia has no resources to
help the other CSTO countries. "Uzbekistan's problems are not solved
by remaining in the CSTO," said the analyst.
But Stepan Grigoryan is convinced that this step by Uzbekistan will
have no bearing on Armenia as a CSTO member.
"We should not be naïve. No Central Asian country will help Armenia
during a conflict with Azerbaijan," he said, and added that this also
refers to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan because they, too, have their
own problems.
To note, after the termination of Uzbekistan's CSTO membership,
Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Russia
remain as Organization members.