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    LOOKING FOR GUARANTEES
    Aram Abrahamian

    Aravot.am
    16 June 06

    EU and NATO aren't Siamese twins; we can aspire to the EU but not
    to the NATO. It's another thing that the first organization doesn't
    need in either Armenia or any other former soviet country. But the
    second is ready to involve us theoretically but agreeing with at this
    moment will mean to find ourselves in strongest economic jeopardy of
    Russia /depriving of gas, wheat, nuclear fuel etc./ and jeopardizing
    Karabakh as well. If the RA President declares tomorrow that we have
    a project for NATO membership, Russia will take revenge on us and
    will encourage Azerbaijan's attack on Karabakh in moral and military
    cases. At this moment, it seems there is no guarantee that the West
    will give us enough resources for counteracting those two economic
    and military dangers.

    I think, our aim must be the creation of those guarantees without
    strict declarations in Sahakashvili style. Unfortunately our authority
    goes just on the opposite way more deepening our dependence to
    Russia. Selling the important branches of economy to Russia solves
    our internal political problems and not our security, or rather the
    problem of keeping the authority. For example selling the sphere of
    communication to the Russian operator isn't an obliged condition for
    keeping the security of Armenia.

    And our officials are constantly explaining the Western officials
    in the outside sphere why we like Russians so much. The Na deputy
    chairman Vahan Hovhannisian explained the NATO PA in Yerevan on
    14 of June that the collective security agreement led by the RF
    "has anti -terrorist character and provides for internal security
    but anyway NATO membership means for Armenia to review relations
    with that organization, for which Armenia isn't ready today." The
    Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian said to "Azatutiun" b/s after
    progress sitting of the NATO Council in the same day in Brussels;
    "It became clear during discussions that everybody positively marked
    our complementary policy and steps which we realize in security
    problems". It means the West treats with comprehension the fact of
    being the "outpost" for Russia.

    And it is the truth. Nobody makes us integrate to Europe. We, our
    people need in it. But the guarantee for "getting rid of " Russia
    is the NK conflict settlement and democracy. But our authorities
    don't need in it.
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