Case of violence in Armenian-Russian relations (video)
What lessons must Armenia learn from four-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan? Today political experts discussed this topic at media center. Richard Kirakosyan, Director of “The Regional Studies Center”, Political Scientist, singled out several lessons: “The first lesson is that there are few levers, which can be used not to let Azerbaijan resume military operations. Second, we understood that Azerbaijan has a new tactic- occupy and keep new territories. The third is already connected with our inner political problems. The corruption in the society and the absence of transparency endanger our state more. And the forth lesson is the so called betrayal of Russia as a strategic ally,” he said. The fifth step must be taken by the RA Government by reviewing the Armenian-Russian relations; Richard Kirakosyan thinks that there is crisis in those relations and it must be assessed. “We are not speaking about being pro-Western or pro-Russian, we are speaking about the pro-Armenian stance, independence and sovereignty of Armenia must not be easily surrendered to the interests of external forces,” said Mr Kirakosyan, noting that if we monitor the Armenian-Russian “marriage”, a case of family violence was registered. According to the words of Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute, Political Scientist, Azerbaijani, having taken several square meters territory, was able to gain the confidence and support of its society. “In terms of armaments, Azerbaijan has privilege, and it tried to use it maximally from the first day of hostilities. The authorities of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh must learn lessons from it and try to review in a short period of time both the system of our defense and the system of foreign policy,” he noted. As for Russia, the political expert thinks that it also must learn lessons from these events, “The situation was a cold shower for Russia. I think that at least people in Russia understand that if Armenia is not able to ensure the security and development of the NKR at the appropriate level, the Armenian-Russian military-political, strategic relations lose their sense.”
