RUSSIAN FM’S STATEMENT ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH A THREAT – ASHASI YENOKYAN
19:05 * 09.04.15
Political scientist Aghasi Yenokyan, who, in an earlier interview
with Tert.am, said that Russia was making preparations for an
Armenian-Azerbaijani war, believes that it is an even more topical
problem for Russia now that an agreement on the Iran nuclear program
has been reached.
As regards Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s statement, Mr Yenokyan considers
it a threat.
At their meeting, the Armenian and Russian FMs reportedly discussed
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to Armenia to attend
events marking the Armenian Genocide centennial.
“We can be sure of the Russian president’s visit when Mr Putin arrives
in Yerevan. Russia may thus be showing its favorable attitude to
Armenia in the context of certain regional problems. First of all,
they involve Armenian-Iranian relations because, after sanctions are
lifted from Iran, Armenia will become a most important factor in the
region, and Russia will spare no effort to ‘neutralize’ this factor.
It is primarily energy carriers that are in question because
facilitating their transit is not at all in Russia’s interests,”
Mr Yenokyan said.
Elaborating on the Russian FM’s statement, the expert said:
“This seems to be a threat, and the official report does not appear
to contain its ‘initial part’. And why should they want – or does any
state want – hostilities? Such statements do not follow contemporary
political logic. It means a number of preconditions have been
presented, which, Russia believes, will escalate the conflict. I think
From: A. Papazian