“I think the time will come, when Turks will rather calmly react to this fact, I mean, the Turkish authorities. When we look back, we’ll see that 5,7,10 years ago such reflections were quite different. 10 years ago no one could imagine that Turks could go into the streets on Istanbul or Ankara on the commemoration day of the Armenian Genocide and express solidarity with Armenians. Now all these happen and one cannot turn back to it. Time for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey will come.”
“Recognition of Genocide doesn’t have a Christian nuance, the Genocide was recognized not only by individuals and states professing Christianity, here it doesn’t refer a Christian, but a humanist, a person, who condemns that crime committed against humanity. Of course, in certain cases, in certain issues our neighbors attempt to transfer religious nuance to those issues, depending on the audience,” Serzh Sargsyan, RA president, told at the interview to Arabic Al Mayadeen.
“Armenia’s authorities appeared in a situation not so favorable to them, as NATO, on the one hand touches upon the fact, that it’s not a threat for Russia and is ready for a dialogue with those countries, when Russia will be ready for that. On the other hand, Russia is rather nervous about expansion of NATO and I don’t exclude that Russia will press its partners so that relations with NATO will be reached to the minimum or be completely suspended.”
“I was going to hand that letter to their Government next year, and in particular, to Erdogan, and I won’t open the brackets how it’ll be done. I will only say that I’m going to set another record next year, during which I’ll hand that letter. Presently I’m intensively preparing for implementation of that purpose.”
As for the whole South Caucasus and NK conflict, Stewart stated that in relations with Armenia NATO attempts to assist to the reforms in the defense system, in reply to the support of Armenia’s peacekeeping mission, which NATO has always highly assessed. “However, in NATO-Armenia relations, due to membership to CSTO, thus, the sides don’t express ambitions for more,” Stewart said.
Artur Janibekyan was awarded “Media Manager of Russia” in 2012 as well “for exclusive investment in creation of trademarks and TV productions, as well as for the biggest deal concluded in the field of TV and content-production.”
“The only reality is that Russia became rather aggressive towards NATO member countries and openly states that the policy of NATO’s expansion on its traditional zones of influence may be counteracted. Thus, the name of united air defense system—“Caucasian” was a hint to NATO, that Russia doesn’t intend to concede the Caucasus to any other security system.”
To all probabilities, the Armenian side will concede not 5 regions, as anticipated by the “Russian plan,” but for instance, 2 or 3, for which details on holding a referendum on Karabakh’s status will be more certain.
“Another attempt is made to boost conflict settlement process, following hot traces of the developments, thus by that replying to the question: is it possible to record a positive result through a means like resumption of military operations? In my opinion, it’s less probable, and the fact that today Azerbaijan states at meetings, that it’s loyal to the settlement process, speaks of the fact that by its strategy, if it may be called one, didn’t reach its purpose.”
“Erdogan took a bold and unexpected step, clearly realizing what benefits it may gain, and by that step it surprised Russia. Currently the Russian side should understand how it should reflect to Turkey’s attempts of rapprochement, as it shouldn’t neither get excited nor lose Turkey, as Russia-Turkey relations won’t overcome another crisis, Turkey shouldn’t be “threatened” and instigated by acknowledging Erdogan’s sore spots.”
