Tweet
RUSSIA INTENSIFIES PRESSURE ON ARMENIA
Trend
Aug 2 2012
Azerbaijan
Moscow begins to realize that the two phased policy of Armenia has
an anti-Russian character and begins to struggle with it, increasing
the pressure on Yerevan in all forms, the director of the Center of
Political Innovations and Technologies, a political scientist Mubariz
Ahmedoglu said press conference on Thursday.
The political scientist pointed out that Russia is beginning to take
more and more segments of the economy of Armenia under its influence,
the Russian military is much more active in Armenia and Russia is
moving away from the position of Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"Pro-Armenian, Russian political analysts, along with comments in
favor of Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, noted that Armenia's
withdrawal from Russia would be dangerous to Yerevan," he said.
He noted that the results of the so-called "elections" in
Nagorno-Karabakh exposed the Karabakh policy of Armenia and the
Armenians of the world.
"The figures show that the population is in an entirely different
mood," said the analyst.
Ahmedoglu also noted the influence of the Syrian crisis to Armenia. In
his view, the situation in Syria creates a political problem to
Armenia.
"The Syrian Armenians who fled from fighting in their country and
arrived in Armenia, now do not want to stay there. But they need an
Armenian visa or Armenian citizenship for emigration to the West,"
he said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Trend
Aug 2 2012
Azerbaijan
Moscow begins to realize that the two phased policy of Armenia has
an anti-Russian character and begins to struggle with it, increasing
the pressure on Yerevan in all forms, the director of the Center of
Political Innovations and Technologies, a political scientist Mubariz
Ahmedoglu said press conference on Thursday.
The political scientist pointed out that Russia is beginning to take
more and more segments of the economy of Armenia under its influence,
the Russian military is much more active in Armenia and Russia is
moving away from the position of Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
"Pro-Armenian, Russian political analysts, along with comments in
favor of Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, noted that Armenia's
withdrawal from Russia would be dangerous to Yerevan," he said.
He noted that the results of the so-called "elections" in
Nagorno-Karabakh exposed the Karabakh policy of Armenia and the
Armenians of the world.
"The figures show that the population is in an entirely different
mood," said the analyst.
Ahmedoglu also noted the influence of the Syrian crisis to Armenia. In
his view, the situation in Syria creates a political problem to
Armenia.
"The Syrian Armenians who fled from fighting in their country and
arrived in Armenia, now do not want to stay there. But they need an
Armenian visa or Armenian citizenship for emigration to the West,"
he said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.