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Agreement on CSTO RRF formation propaganda maneuver
07.02.2009 13:51 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The decision on formation of a CSTO rapid reaction
force is a propaganda maneuver, meant to solution of some Russian
momentary tasks, an Armenian military expert said.

"At that, the tasks are psychological rather than political. As a
matter of fact, this agreement is a delayed remedy for phantom pains
caused by melting influence of a world power, an attempt to raise
stakes in the Big Game. As result, we have nothing but one more CIS
agreement ," Ruben Meghrabyan, expert at the Armenian center of
political and international studies, told PanARMENIAN.Net.

The participant states do not possess essential transmission potential
to respond in very short time frames to emergencies, i.e. the level of
organization and material-technical support does not meet the
proclaimed tasks, according to him.

"The agreement is non-binding and useless," he said.

"The signatories, scared by the toughening demands of the Russian
Federation, joined the agreement in exchange of money they need more
and more. This agreement is message to the West, a claim for respect,"
he said.

"Meanwhile, it’s too hard to fancy an Uzbek or Tajik special forces as
Armenia’s cooperative neighbors fighting against Azerbaijan or Turkey
or Armenian paratrooper rebuffing a fundamentalist sortie in
Pamir. It’s too expensive and not serious," Meghrabyan said.