WHAT DEPENDS ON US

Aravot.am
27 July 06

Armenia faces problems and the settlement half of them depends on us,
in particularly our relations with Azerbaijan and Turkey. But there is
a group of problems, which we can’t solve but they have their direct
influence on Armenia Armenians.

Those problems are:

1. Georgian-Russian, Georgian-Abkhazian, Georgian-Osetian,
Georgian-"Kodorian" /Svan/ escalated relations which can turn into
war at any moment. Certainly the main conflict among the above
mentioned is the first one. The Georgian regard both Osetian and
abkhazian separatists and rebel officer in Kodor Ekzar Kvitsiani as
the agents of the Kremlin but the Kremlin does nothing to prove the
opposite. Anyway, both the Abkhazian railway and Upper Lars passage
will still remain closed for a long time.

2. West-Iran conflict, which also can turn into military activities.

Europe wants to punish our neighbors "a little", the U.S.

wants to punish more, Russia and China don’t want to punish at
all. President of Iran Ahmadinejad sent a long massage to Chancellor of
Germany Merkel last week, where he cast doubt on the right of Israeli
state existence and Holoqost. Armenia won’t have profits from the
further escalations.

3. Israel-Palestine, Israel-Syria, Israel-Â"HisballahÂ" relations,
which have already turned into the war. The sides are inclined to
annihilate each other. Condoleeza Rice offers to deploy Turkish and
Egyptian peacekeeping troops in the zone of hostilities. As our
compatriots in Lebanon as well as regional security suffers from
the war.

Armenia has nothing to do in these three conflicts. In favor of our
security we can do what depends on us, both in the relations with
our neighbors and inside the country. But, unfortunately, we don’t
do it, too.

Aram Abrahamian

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