RUSSIA GRADUALLY DISTANCES ITSELF FROM THE SOUTH CAUCASUS: ARMENIAN POLITICAL EXPERT
Yerevan, December 26. ArmInfo. Russia gradually distances itself from
the South Caucasus, said Alexander Iskandaryan, Director of Caucasian
Media Institute, political expert, at Friday Club, Tuesday.
He said that from the point of view of economic cooperation, the
European community is a more important partner for Armenia. As regards
the cultural commonness with Russia, it embraces rather the older
generation than young. At the same time, the political expert admits
that Russia occupies leading positions for Armenia in the issues of
military-political cooperation.
In response to ArmInfo’s question regarding the frequent murders of
Armenians in Russia on the ground of national intolerance and the
respond of the Armenian authorities to them, Alexander Iskandaryan
said: "Harsh statements by the authorities could be an adequate
respond. However, it would not be enough to provide security to
Armenians in Russia. This will just damage the relations with Moscow,
which is not desirable for Yerevan. From this point of view, the
position of our leadership is rational. It is just like the behavior
of an ostrich." He noted that during the pogroms of 1993-1994 and
deportation of Armenians, no representatives of the Russian media
wrote about those events. Now, the picture is quite different due to a
"flash" in the consciousness of Armenians.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
