“I believe that Moscow has always thought that Armenia would stay in the Russian call , no matter what historically the Armenians feel surrounded by Turks and they have no choice but the recent changes in the international environment have been that some in Armenia are prepared to look to the West, to look for the foreign new vector of relations.”
“At the moment Putin is busy formulating a trilateral format with Iran and Azerbaijan, attempting to settle its relations with Turkey as well. Naturally, due to these projects Azerbaijan’s importance raises for Russia. Armenia appeared in the focus of not so favorable regional developments, in particular, when programs to settle the conflict are being set forward, which instigate discontent of the society,” Uwe Halbach said.
“He has been busy with this for already 100 years with the authorities, he is good at it, as he interests and satisfies a wide layer of Russian society, however, it has nothing to do with the official policy by the Kremlin, as Zhirinovsky simply solves other issue for himself and that layer of the society,” Dubnov said.
In particular, Artsvik Minasyan, RA Minister of Economy, told reporters on July 15 that besides official data, Ministry of Economy also implements internal monitoring and introduced some data from the results of that monitoring. Ministry of Economy on the basis of the semester recorded 10% growth for industry, however, 8.9% growth was observed. 20% growth was anticipated for mining, however, it reduced to 18.8%.
And prior to that the society will continue asking why Gevorg Kostanyan and not Vladimir Gasparyan? The Police Chief should have already resigned not only due to atrocities of July 29, but, first and foremost, for the reason that the police precinct seized on July 17 is under his control. However, the Police Chief not only doesn’t submit resignation, but actively implements cadre changes, seemingly to show, that nothing has happened and he continues the same “cadre lego game,” by which he’s been busy since he’s been appointed a Police Chief.
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on dismissing Hrant Yepiskoposyan from the post of First Deputy Director of the National Security Service of Armenia.
On August 4 at 09:30, a soldier Vahan V. Mikayelyan, born in 1997, received fatal wounds in the conservation area of a military unit located in the northern direction of the NKR Defense Army. The details of the case are still unknown. An investigation is underway to clarify the details.
“This also speaks of the fact, that conditionally said, Schroeder Effect is rather effective in Europe, i.e. there are a lot of politicians, who are ready to support Russian plans, naturally, not without expectations. That’s why we have such a situation, when for any other gas, in particular, in this case we are discussing Iranian gas, it’ll be difficult to overcome that obstacle and enter European market.”
“Here the issue isn’t reviewing budget, economic policy, but that of technologies of the authorities. Proper approach in relations with Russia should be developed, new technologies should be developed in Karabakh situation, and everything currently should be quickly reviewed, as the occurrence, in football language, was a yellow card for Armenia’s authorities,” Vadim Dubnov said.
Russian armaments are being positioned against Armenia both from outside and inside. Defense both on the border and in Yerevan’s streets is being realized through a Russian weapon, naturally, in its direct and figurative meanings. As, on the whole, for Russia it’s the same from which side Armenia, with at least minor chances of becoming a statehood, is being shot—from Talish or Sari Tagh?
