POLITICAL SCIENTIST AMAYAK OVANNISYAN: "WEST ENCOURAGES AZERBAIJAN TO REPEAT GEORGIA’S ACTIONS TOWARDS NATO"

Today.Az
June 24 2008
Azerbaijan

"Russia wants Armenia to focus less on the unilateral ties with it for
Azerbaijan not to think that all its misfortunes come from Russia",
considers Amayak Ovannisyan, chairman of the Armenians Political
Scientists Union.

"West encourages Azerbaijan to repeat Georgia’s actions towards
NATO. In this situation Russia wants Armenia to accentuate less on
the unilateral ties with Russia for Azerbaijan not to think of Russia
as a main source of all its misfortunes", said Ovannisyan.

The political scientist also noted that if Azerbaijan joins NATO,
the issue of South Caucasus’ getting into the US influence orbit will
be settled. "Armenia needs to fully take into account the realities
of the game, launched in the region.

If Azerbaijan joins NATO, the three century presence of Russia in the
South Caucasus will come to an end", noted the political scientist
and added that Russia will also deepen cooperation with Azerbaijan
in order to avert its falling under the US influence.