ArmInfo. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must remain "frozen." This opinion was expressed at a meeting of the Lazarev Club in Yerevan on November 30 by Russian political analyst Stanislav Tarasov.
"Russia is the guarantor of Armenia's security and Armenian-Russian relations should develop against all odds, military-technical cooperation should be strengthened," he stressed.
Speaking about the regional situation, the political scientist noted that the one who first starts a war in the region will lose. According to him, this is precisely the reason for cautious US policy in the region. At the same time, he stressed that there is no Armenian-American and Armenian-Georgian relations - but there is a common US confederative policy in the region, moreover there is a theory about the establishment of an Armenian-Georgian confederation.
Tarasov also believes that the projects of Greater Georgia and Greater Azerbaijan considered earlier indicate that the border between Armenia and Turkey along the Araks River has never been perceived as stable, but only as a temporary one.
In turn, Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Rocket Forces and Artillery, stated that the world is experiencing a global crisis, and the assumptions that the global crisis has stopped are premature. "Within the framework of the existing world order, it is impossible to resolve the contradictions, especially when it comes to resource consumption. There is a problem of establishing a new world order. The option of US domination is now being fulfilled. Moreover, the military and economic dominance of the West has ended, and China has reached the United States in terms of GDP. Besides, the threat of criminal structures, such as ISIS, is growing. The nuclear potential prevents the world from slipping into chaos, "he stressed.
According to Sivkov, the US priorities in geopolitics have changed somewhat, shifting to the Middle East region, having the ultimate goal to stifle the Chinese economy, which in turn increases the threat of hybrid wars. "Russia and Armenia are actually covered by a network of instability, which affects security. Russian-Armenian relations are of key importance against this background, since the struggle for the region becomes more tense," the Russian expert said.
Another Russian expert Nikolai Bobkin, senior research employee at the Center for Military-Political Studies of the Institute of the USA and Canada of Russia's Academy of Science, also agreed that Armenia is not just of strategic importance for Russia, but vital for the defense of the southern borders of the Russian Federation. "Of the three former republics of the Transcaucasus, Armenia has remained the only faithful, reliable, and most importantly, promising ally. Naturally, the United States does not like it. However, the United States states that the events in the South Caucasus do not directly affect the interests of the United States. Therefore, Washington often thinks that the region is unlikely to be in the spotlight in the near future, despite the fact that the United States could not change the dominant position of the Russian Federation and Moscow's opposition to American intervention in the region, " Babkin said, while adding that the United States does not have a clear policy in the South Caucasus. According to the expert in this regard, Washington's relations with Yerevan, Tbilisi and Baku will remain under the influence of relations with Moscow and Ankara and will be interconnected with events in the Middle East.
MP of the National Assembly of Armenia of the sixth convocation Artashes Geghamyan assured during his speech that if Russia is in danger than Armenia will be in danger too, and vice versa, despite the incompatibility of the states' sizes. "The thesis that the United States does not have a clear policy towards the South Caucasus is incorrect and lulls vigilance. I would like to recall the role of Iran for Armenia. At one time, during the Karabakh war, Iran was the only one who did not close the border with Armenia. It is quite understandable Iran's role for us, and the United States, cannot but be aware of this, "he said, adding that America is actively promoting its policy by hiding subsidies under the code names 'Strengthening Democracy' and 'Strengthening Civil Society'.
Geghamyan recalled that on May 28, "after the change of power in Armenia," Pompeo officially informed the Armenian side that the issue of providing $ 140 million of aid to support the efforts of the Armenian authorities was under consideration. I am not politicizing. I'm just stating facts. And the facts show that the United States and its strategic ally Israel are trying to achieve the creation of chaos managed by them in the security zone around Karabakh, which, by the way, has direct contact with Iran, " Geghamyan said.
The politician also recalled that Azerbaijan has already bought weapons for a huge amount, and now it intends to produce Israeli weapons under license. "Their minister says that he is ready at any moment to start a war against Armenia and Artsakh. At the right moment, when the commander-in-chief, that is, Aliyev instructs to do that. If war starts, it will turn into a tragedy not only for Armenia, but also for Azerbaijan. Let's remember that in the April war the losses of the Azerbaijani side were 10 times greater than the losses of the Armenian. The Armenian people will not allow genocide in the 21st century. The war in Armenia will turn into a war in the North Caucasus, and Russia will not allow such a scenario, "Geghamyan expressed conviction.
Meanwhile, Khosrov Harutyunyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the Republican faction, expressed his conviction that in order to exert pressure on Iran attempts would be made to use the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and talk about the settlement option of "land for peace" is not accidental. It can be stated that Russia and Armenia Russia freely interprete their allied commitments. There is an intention to take Azerbaijan under military-political control by selling weapons, but as a result, heavy weapons are given to a country that does not hide its aggressive goals towards Armenia. Azerbaijan's goal is to capture Yerevan and this is not just nonsense, but a way of thinking ", Harutyunyan concluded.