Yerevan matures relations with the West, so that dialogue with Moscow was more “lively”: Trofimchuk
“Armenia seeks its way in the future world,” Grigory Trofimchuk, foreign affairs, security and defense analyst, told 168.am, reflecting to the upcoming visit of Armenia’s president Serzh Sargsyan to Moscow.
According to Russian media outlets, a two-day visit is planned to Moscow on March 14, during which the sides will discuss actual issues referring to bilateral cooperation. According to Russian “Izvestiya” NK conflict peaceful settlement will be among the top issues to be covered.
He stated that traditional, “to some extent also a boring spectrum for Armenia-Russia relations”, including economic integration cooperation and etc. According to Russian analyst experts here anticipate sensations only for the reason that they consider sensations can’t simply lack, that there can’t but be breaking decisions and statements, as the situation around Armenia is neither standard nor ordinary.
“In particular, against the background of weak proceeding of the war in Karabakh and activation of Armenia—West relations—EU, NATO—one of the topics of top officials, in all likelihood, will be pre-election period in Armenia, as in this country a lot depends on stability of the political situation. Besides it, as usual, talks will be launched on loans and finances. Another crucial nature of the visit of Armenian top officials to Moscow should also be touched upon—it’s maintenance of formal balance,” Trofimchuk said.
He recorded that Armenia really restores its relations with the West, as global situation is developing and position of the USA had become definite against this background. In his words Russia and its partners shouldn’t have hopes with Washington. Thus, according to Trofimchuk, in the future world Armenia seeks its way, for which it’s difficult accusing Yerevan principally, as Armenia is a sovereign country.
“And if Russia strives to restore its relations with NATO, why can’t Armenia do the same? And if NATO freezes its relations with Moscow at this or that moment, those relations can’t simultaneously and automatically freeze with Yerevan as well. Naturally, Yerevan and Moscow are connected with a different, their own military and political bloc—CSTO. But Yerevan has repeatedly shown, that in its opinion that bloc doesn’t implement its main functions, in particular, when it refers to the defense of CSTO member Armenia. Thus, Armenia’s campaign to the West will continue. The West, in particular, the EU, functions rather delicately and wisely.
We see that Brussels proposed Yerevan not European association, which led to Ukrainian war, but a “framework agreement”. Essence doesn’t change, meanwhile everything was done that Moscow wasn’t able to submit discontent to Yerevan, like it used to be in case if Kiev. However, the framework agreement and Armenia-NATO cooperation is already a serious package.
I consider Yerevan has matured that balance that after dialogue with Moscow was more “lively”, including finances, which under endless economic crisis objectively end. Even in case of not so cheap loans. And what is the most important, I consider, regarding Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Brussels, from Russia’s perspective is that many Russian experts learned about it accidentally, only when the visit took place, as basically that visit wasn’t elucidated in Russia.
This speaks of Moscow’s posture, which in this case could manifest itself a bit differently, strictly said, stronger, commenting the satiation as it is. Moscow needs to have its own position toward the West regarding Armenia’s framework activeness. But not such, like in case of Ukraine in 2013,” Trofimchuk said.
By Araks Martirosyan
