Edward Sharmazanov: ‘The Geopolitical Analyses of Armenian National Congress are Not Connected with the Reality’
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YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 24, ARMENPRESS: The geopolitical analyses of the Armenian National Congress are not connected with the reality, according to Edward Sharmazanov, secretary of RA NA Armenian Republican Party. He said today in an interview with Armenpress that the parallels with the 1920s, Levon-Ter Petrosyan drew during the ANC’s recent meeting, were not proper. Edward Sharmazanov says the First Republic of Armenia collapsed 1920 because of joint activities of the region’s two superpowers– Bolshevist Russia and Kemalist Turkey.
He added that the situation has changed now, as Russia, one of the superpowers of the region, cooperates with the Republic of Armenia very seriously, and this reflects on the West positively. As to ANC leader’s statement, according to which the regulation of the NK issue is currently being held within the framework of Ankara-Baku-Moscow triangle, Edward Sharmazanov said that two directions can be defined – Ankara-Baku and Yerevan-OSCE Minsk group, in which Russia plays a great role. ‘We may say that Russia and Turkey cooperate with each other, but we should remember that these two countries have had 12 wars since the 18th century. In our region these states remain rivals,’ the NA deputy said. He says the fact that Russia and Turkey are situated in different security zones should be taken into account.
‘Extraordinary elections are held in a country, in case it exercises political crisis; Armenia is not exercising such a crisis now,’ Edward Sharmazanov said, commenting on ANC’s statement on necessity of holding extraordinary elections. Edward Sharmazanov says a number of representatives of the opposition do not manage to reach a consensus in their demands. ‘Mr. Levon-Ter Petrosyan was Armenia’s president and he should have known that it is not proper to speak the language of ultimatums to the authorities,’ the NA deputy noted, stressing that in this case the possibility of dialogue is being excluded.