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    Azat Artsakh, Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
    March 8 2004


    REVOLUTION MAY BE PREVENTED IF IMPOSED FROM ABOVE

    -After his meeting with the president of Georgia George Bush said
    they had discussed the possibility of spreading the sprouts of the
    "rose revolution" in other countries. Mr. Petrossian, in your
    opinion, may the direct neighbours of Georgia Armenia and Azerbaijan
    be included in the list of "other countries"?
    - Certainly, these countries first of all. The president of the USA
    would not discuss the problem of democratization of the countries of
    Arabic world, Africa or Latin America with Georgian president. They
    could have referred to only those countries which have common
    political system and problems with Georgia. Still in December "The
    Washington Post" wrote when the heads of the states formed in the
    territory of the Soviet Union gathered in Baku at the funeral of
    president Heidar Aliev behind the scenes rumours were circulated
    about change of power not in Azerbaijan but neighbouring Georgia. The
    revolution deposed the president of Georgia E. Shewardnadzeh and his
    colleagues in the CIS were worried by the possibility of such
    situations in their own countries. President of Russia Putin caught
    these moods and, as two direct sources state, during his talk to the
    acting president of Georgia Nino Burdzhanadzeh mentioned with
    rudeness typical of him, "All the CIS heads were scared the pants
    off."
    - Do you think that "a rose revolution" is expected in Armenia.
    - But why not? I consider it not only possible but also inevitable;
    it is possible to avoid a revolution from "beneath" if only it is
    organized from "above". Let us consider: during the last 10-12 years
    our almost unchanged government did not stir a finger to punish at
    least some bribe-taker and robber officials. But discontentment is
    genetically inherent to man, especially its "plural number" people.
    And this in normal conditions for existence. But when you are in need
    of everything, when cynical injustice is around, blast of the bomb of
    protest, serious shocks within the society are inevitable. By the
    way, a "bloodless" revolution was possible in Armenia last March,
    earlier than in Georgia if the protests of the people in 1996 did not
    fail. The failure of this attempt and the hopelessness that followed
    were still fresh in the memory of the people and oppressed their hope
    and spirit. In spite of all this the government were hopeful and
    continue to be that the people will wait until the "reforms" will
    slowly but give "fruits". They hope that the inert majority of their
    citizens understands them, understands that the difficulties are
    overcome by objective reasons which are not dependent on the
    activities of the government. Almost in everything the "transition
    period" is to blame and as evidence they point at our neighbours. But
    "the political wonder of Georgia" dealt a strong blow to this absurd
    principle, and became a reality by the slogan "Down with corruption,
    the source of poverty". And if the words of Sahakashvili and his
    supporters do not essentially differ from their actions and the
    organizational streak does not betray them (and I believe in this)
    the true results of their work will not wait long. In this case the
    neighbouring nations, at least the Armenians will gain hope and
    belief that by active opposition it is not only possible to depose an
    ineffective government but also radically change their life and the
    life of their country. That is to say, in a year, or a year and a
    half the rule of law will be maintained in Georgia and the population
    will feel the results of the activities of the new government, which
    will certainly provide favourable basis for the "Georgian practice"
    in Armenia.
    - However, many analysts forecast the possible failure of
    Sahakashvili because of hastiness of his plans and ambitious actions.

    - Of course, there are and there will be faults. New actions,
    especially the reconstitution of the system cannot pass without
    mistakes. As great organizer Vladimir Lenin confessed, "there has not
    been such a cause to which we did not come back". You say what the
    majority of the Russian and CIS mass media write or broadcast, which
    are under the influence of either authorities, or big capital. And
    radical changes are not favourable for either the first, or the
    second, more exactly such actions are directed against them. And I
    can state for sure that the activities of the new government of
    Georgia have already produced results. The first result is the
    improvement of relationships with Russia. "I did not expect such
    wonders from that visit," confessed Sahakashvili after returning from
    Moscow to Tbilisi, and added, "Our talk with Putin lasted for four
    hours and we arranged to work on painful issues unless they are
    eliminated. Our line is to shift the relationships with Moscow to a
    strategic level and we will not deviate from that line. Demanding
    from Russia to withdraw their military installations from the
    territory of our country we do not refuse to cooperate in either the
    military or political and economic spheres," clarified the president
    of Georgia. The same was confirmed by the Russian party. I. Ivanov
    said, "Moscow is pleased with the results of the negotiations with
    the president of Georgia." The second result is the assistance of the
    USA to Sahakashvili which he was granted during his visit to
    Washington. Answering the questions of journalists, Colin Powell
    expressed support for the actions of the president of Georgia against
    corruption. The state secretary of the USA mentioned that he was
    impressed by the determination of the president of Georgia in his
    struggle against corruption as it is impossible to build democracy
    with a corrupted state system. He said he is sure that president
    Sahakashvili will manage to maintain rule of law and uproot
    corruption. What is more, he mentioned that the Georgian leadership
    may rely on the support of America. In his turn at the meeting with
    the president Sahakshvili on Wednesday George Bush highly appreciated
    the contribution of the president Sahakashvili in maintenance of
    democracy and struggle against corruption which also aim at
    stabilizing the economy of Georgia. According to the agency
    "Associated Press" George Bush expressed his support to the "rose
    revolution" characterizing it as an example to the people of the
    world who seek for democracy, who want to have honest government.
    Bush stated he was impressed by the sensibility and courage of this
    leader and was encouraged by the fact of having such a reliable
    partner with whom they have common values. He said he had first-hand
    information that president Sahakashvili does everything possible to
    win the trust of the people by following their will, fighting
    corruption and creating an effective state system. At the end of the
    meeting he told Sahakashvili that in he current year Georgia will be
    the CIS country which will receive the biggest aid of the USA,
    reaching 200 million dollars. Aren't these true results?
    - But what about the suppositions about confrontation of Russia and
    the USA in Georgia?
    - No, the United States and Russia must and will cooperate in Georgia
    and not compete for Georgia. This was stated by the US state
    secretary C. Powell after the meeting with the president of Georgia
    on February 26.

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