MIHRANYAN FINDS PROFOUND AND BITTER CONFRONTATION BETWEEN RUSSIA, ARMENIA IMPOSSIBLE
Arka News Agency, Armenia
May 22 2006
YEREVAN, May 22. /ARKA/. Profound and bitter confrontation between
Russia and Armenia is impossible, Russian political analyst Andranik
Mihranyan told journalist on Friday in Yerevan.
“There is a widespread opinion expressed by western media outlets that
a new cold war has broken out between Russian and the United States. I
consider this as stupidity and primitive analysis result”, he said.
The political analyst thinks only local rivalry is possible between
these countries and finds nothing surprising in that, because every
country searches for its niche in today’s changing international
relations.
In his opinion, Russia wants not so much. The only the Russia avoids
is to merely comply with the U.S. will. Instead, the country is trying
to strengthen itself by financial buildup in order to become a partner
and a subject of international relations, Mihranyan said.
Mihranyan doesn’t deny that there are some problems in Russian-American
relations. These problems are connected with different stances taken
by the countries on Iran’s nuclear program and Washington’s ambition
to intensify its influence in CIS member countries.