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ARMENIANS OF MIDDLE EAST AND RUSSIA
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27055.html
Published: 12:34:15 - 07/08/2012
The Armenians can hardly be interested in the events in the Middle
East, at best, they are interested in the fate of their compatriots,
so a variety of troubles occurs to them. Even quite educated people
have no idea what's going on in the neighboring region, which is so
important for the interests and security of Armenia. Nevertheless,
the Armenian population is not indifferent to these events, and their
presence in this region is haunted not only by Turkey, but also Russia.
For decades, Armenians in the Middle East have not fitted in the
interests of Russia, and have been an extremely unpleasant factor
for the latter, which reminded about some problems, directly linked
to Armenia. Besides the unpleasant associations related to the desire
to distance Armenia from the Middle East and in general from foreign
policy, the Armenian population reminded of the existence of the
numerous Christian population in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt
and Iraq.
The Soviet Union and Russia for many decades have considered the
Christian population of the Middle East not only as an undesirable,
but also as hostile to the Russian interests. The Soviet Union and
Russia for some time bet on the Muslim political forces, designating
the Christian forces, as "right-Christian."
Of course, this was an invented and senseless concept which first
brought the USSR to a deadlock and then also Russia leaving them
with quite untrustworthy groups which engaged in terrorizing the
Russian diplomats.
Who knows the not so old history of the Middle East, understands what
I mean. In Moscow, they had to hear that Russia can lose in tactics,
but it never loses in geopolitics. What kind of nonsense? Russia lost
the geopolitics across its border, and in all, without exception,
geopolitical areas.
Of course, in many respects, this was due to the inheritance, which it
received from the Soviet Union and the Communist Party, but also the
new, non-communist Russia has successfully continued doing nonsense in
which simply got stuck the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some circles
which in some formal or informal way, clung on the guardianship of
state structures.
Now, Russia is trying to make friends with the same "right-Christian"
forces, but it receives speculative actions in response. Too much
baseness against them for decades.
Now the Russians imagine that, finally, the history of Armenians in
the Middle East is over, which will strengthen Armenia's foreign policy
problems, and will limit its potential in international relations.
The Russian media, especially the news agency "Regnum" continue to
play up entirely far-fetched questions, trying all means to configure
Armenia against the United States and cause anti-American sentiment.
In this way the problem of the Middle East is spread to other
regions, in this case to the Caucasus. But this region has become
more incontrollable, as it may seem.
A good opportunity, I must say. However, the fact is that they are
approved by stupid Armenian "political scientists" whose place should
be in an organization such as the society "Knowledge".
Of course, both the Americans and Russians will get "their" portion who
have long speculated on Middle Eastern themes. Ensuring presence in the
region has become a costly affair, but if the U.S. and its partners
are always able to "recoup" their presence, then Russia is unable,
even, to provide weapons to the countries at "affordable" prices.
From: Baghdasarian
Igor Muradyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27055.html
Published: 12:34:15 - 07/08/2012
The Armenians can hardly be interested in the events in the Middle
East, at best, they are interested in the fate of their compatriots,
so a variety of troubles occurs to them. Even quite educated people
have no idea what's going on in the neighboring region, which is so
important for the interests and security of Armenia. Nevertheless,
the Armenian population is not indifferent to these events, and their
presence in this region is haunted not only by Turkey, but also Russia.
For decades, Armenians in the Middle East have not fitted in the
interests of Russia, and have been an extremely unpleasant factor
for the latter, which reminded about some problems, directly linked
to Armenia. Besides the unpleasant associations related to the desire
to distance Armenia from the Middle East and in general from foreign
policy, the Armenian population reminded of the existence of the
numerous Christian population in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Egypt
and Iraq.
The Soviet Union and Russia for many decades have considered the
Christian population of the Middle East not only as an undesirable,
but also as hostile to the Russian interests. The Soviet Union and
Russia for some time bet on the Muslim political forces, designating
the Christian forces, as "right-Christian."
Of course, this was an invented and senseless concept which first
brought the USSR to a deadlock and then also Russia leaving them
with quite untrustworthy groups which engaged in terrorizing the
Russian diplomats.
Who knows the not so old history of the Middle East, understands what
I mean. In Moscow, they had to hear that Russia can lose in tactics,
but it never loses in geopolitics. What kind of nonsense? Russia lost
the geopolitics across its border, and in all, without exception,
geopolitical areas.
Of course, in many respects, this was due to the inheritance, which it
received from the Soviet Union and the Communist Party, but also the
new, non-communist Russia has successfully continued doing nonsense in
which simply got stuck the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some circles
which in some formal or informal way, clung on the guardianship of
state structures.
Now, Russia is trying to make friends with the same "right-Christian"
forces, but it receives speculative actions in response. Too much
baseness against them for decades.
Now the Russians imagine that, finally, the history of Armenians in
the Middle East is over, which will strengthen Armenia's foreign policy
problems, and will limit its potential in international relations.
The Russian media, especially the news agency "Regnum" continue to
play up entirely far-fetched questions, trying all means to configure
Armenia against the United States and cause anti-American sentiment.
In this way the problem of the Middle East is spread to other
regions, in this case to the Caucasus. But this region has become
more incontrollable, as it may seem.
A good opportunity, I must say. However, the fact is that they are
approved by stupid Armenian "political scientists" whose place should
be in an organization such as the society "Knowledge".
Of course, both the Americans and Russians will get "their" portion who
have long speculated on Middle Eastern themes. Ensuring presence in the
region has become a costly affair, but if the U.S. and its partners
are always able to "recoup" their presence, then Russia is unable,
even, to provide weapons to the countries at "affordable" prices.
From: Baghdasarian