“Probably we’ll vote for, as it’s the continuation of the 1995 agreement.” In reply to the circulating standpoints that Armenian air is also being handed to Russians, A.Manukyan advised “not to adopt childish approaches.” “Armenia-Turkey border is protected through the means of Armenian-Russian joint air defense,” A.Manukyan said.
Green Party leader Cem Özdemir, one of the initiators of the resolution, has been under police protection since last weekend. He called for a joint response: “I expect the entire Bundestag to say this is our joint decision,” Özdemir told the SWR2 radio station. His party colleague Özcan Mutlu, who has also become a target of hate mail and death threats, added: “I already have serious concerns because I have never experienced threats of this quality.”
Cem Oezdemir, one of the initiators of the resolution, has received death threats via Twitter, Facebook and email – some of them from Germans with Turkish roots in Germany and others from Turks in Turkey, said Julia Jorch, a spokeswoman for the Greens.
I personally know Samvel Babayan, yet years ago I got acquainted with him, thus I can share with my personal impressions. In my opinion, Samvel Babayan in no way is a politician, even by 1 percent, he is an ordinary militarian, thus, he has no political perspectives.
For Armenia’s authorities, making statements on integration with Europe, in fact, current quality and regime of relations with Europe are ideal, when becoming a part of Europe is touched upon only on statement level, and at the same time, money is obtained from Europe to continue talking about it.
“I personally know Samvel Babayan, yet years ago I got acquainted with him, thus I can share with my personal impressions.In my opinion, Samvel Babayan in no way is a politician, even by 1 percent, he is an ordinary militarian, thus he has no political perspectives,” Modest Kolerov said.
“Since the beginning of 2016, the OSCE German chairmanship repeatedly stressed how important the formation of a mutual trust atmosphere is in the line of contact, and the important component of this issue is the expansion of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk’s office.
“In previous years there were initiatives of establishing dialogue between the societies of two states, however, this resolution will give a new opportunity to further promote that dialogue.”
Pavel Felgenhauer, Russian military analyst, told “168 Hours” both Vienna meeting, and to all probabilities, the forthcoming meeting as well will end with no results. According to him, political will is necessary for ceasefire and nothing else.
Russia, which completely manages almost all strategic and non-strategic objects and substructures in Armenia, thus, in near future, will get the right to manage Armenia’s “air” or air defense.
