As shown, with regard to presenting counter-arguments in Armenia against the EU association agreement, without finding any solid excuse, after a long thinking, the Kremlin finally found the most painful topic for the citizens of Armenia.
On daily basis, the experts representing Russian orientation act in Russian agencies with lengthy articles. They all in united forces settle down to a sacred task of saving Nagorno-Karabakh from the EU…
In an interview with Czech expert Erika Lerner talking about Armenia’s European integration issue, noted that one should keep in mind that during the period after initialing the EU association agreement, the EU will closely follow the suitability of Armenia to its principles. Looks like Armenia’s society will suffer if the European legislation and standards are applied to our lives and the implementation thereof is monitored by the EU.
Then, as a “serious” analyst, Lerner notes, “There is no doubt for a serious analyst that the “and-and” formula is impossible first because of the EU requirements.” Not to go for signing of an Association Agreement, as a weighty matter, the expert presents the question made publicly by politicians and experts recently serving the Russian interests as to what is expected to Karabakh after signing of the Association Agreement… The picture, of course, is terrifying. “Karabakh territory can be formally included in the negotiating process of the EU and Azerbaijan Association. Europeans will not protect Armenia’s status as Karabakh’s protector… EU, economically, politically, and in all other possible ways, will detach Karabakh from Armenia. I think that the detachment mechanisms will be known after initialing the agreement,”-says the expert.
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In the same spirit, again in Regnum , founder and general director of Russia’s “National Energy Security Fund” Konstantin Simonov explains what requirements Azerbaijan is going to represent to Europe. “If you are saying for years that we need any gas, except for Russian, and now there is no other alternative in the market, not available in Iran, not available in Egypt, all these projects blowout as soap bubbles, no Turkmen gas, in this case, sooner or later, Azerbaijan will say: “We, certainly, will give you gas, but we will bring forwards our requirements.” And, of course, the Russian expert knows what requirement Azerbaijan will represent to Europeans: progress in the Karabakh settlement process.
What a sudden solicitude over Nagorno-Karabakh by Moscow! In a joint press conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart, the RF Foreign Affairs Minister speaks about “Azerbaijan occupied” territories, and now Russian expert circles are trying to save Karabakh from the threat of presenting requirement by Azerbaijan as a result of signing of the Association Agreement with the EU.
The Karabakh playing card has actually become the only “weapon” of Kremlin to “strengthen” the reasons of Armenia to refuse from EU Association Agreement.
To the point, about the weapon… Yesterday, Azerbaijani agencies informed remarkable information: Russian-Azerbaijani military cooperation has registered serious progress. The matter reached the missiles … Yesterday, Azerbaijan’s Defense Industry Minister Yaver Jamalov received the Russian delegation led by Director General of the Corporation for Missile Weapons Boris Obnosov. The official message disseminates the press service of Azerbaijan’s Defense Industry Ministry, informing that during the meeting the sides discussed the prospects of cooperation in the defense industry between the two countries, and other issues of mutual interest.
After all these, it’s worth to ask savors of Karabakh from the EU whether as of today another imperative has not been matured: to save Nagorno Karabakh from Russian-Azeri military alliance, as well as the issue of appropriateness of relations of the Armenian-Russian strategic alliance.
Emma GABRIELYAN
