SHAVARSH KOCHARIAN DOES NOT EXCLUDE ARMENIA TO BE INVOLVED IN PROCESS OF CREATION OF “SANITARY CORDON”

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Shavarsh Kocharian, an RA National
Assembly MP from “Ardarutiun” (Justice) fraction, a member of the
Parliamentary Delegation of Armenia at the Parliamentary Assembly of
the Council of Europe, does not exclud that “Armenia can be involved in
a really implemented plan of creation of so called “sanitary cordon”
aroud Russia.” In an interview with the Noyan Tapan correspondent,
Mr. Kocharian mentioned that after the break-up of the USSR, fear of
the West of potential nuclear threat from the USSR automaticly passed
to Russia. At first, the main reason of aspiration of the West to
include in its orbit as many countries bordering Russia, as possible,
was its concern caused by the nuclear factor. Today, in his opinion,
the West also sees a threat “coming from agressive Russia which
is the centre of assistance to authoritarian regimes.” According
to Kocharian, in order to keep influence on Post-Soviet countries
“Russia, unfortunately, doesn’t see any other way, except for assisting
in keeping in power this or that authoritarian leader, whom society
does not accept and who exists on account of the Russians.” “Russia
has a sad experience: those countries, which went in the democratic
way of development, unequivocally left its bosom. Russia must treat
it more flexibly. Unfortunately, it did not happen in the case of the
Ukraine. Such a perception still exists in Russia and it can relate
to Armenia, too,” Shavarsh Kocharian stated.