Lawmaker predicts more disagreements between Armenia and Russia (video)
“I cannot remember exactly what words I used but I said the following: there are cases when there is a conflict of interests between Armenia and Russia. Russia is carrying out a carrot and stick policy. But when you take a few words out of context, it can be understood in a different way. Maybe the war was advantageous for Russia, but it is not right to present it out of context,” Armenian lawmaker Lernik Alexanyan said today explaining what he meant when he spoke about Putin’s involvement in the Karabakh war. The Republican MP says he has always supported Armenian-Russian friendship. Anyway, he is sure that there will be disagreements between the two countries in the future. “We must always rely on ourselves,” he said. Azat Arshakyan, an ex-member of Armenia's Supreme Council, calls attention to the Russian-Turkish reconciliation. “They are allies but we are enchained by the CSTO. Our interests do not coincide with those of Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan,’ he said. Mr. Arshakyan also predicts what might happen to these two countries. “Russia will either become a democratic country or stay in a Tatar-Mongol alliance. As for Turkey, I want to say that it has completed its mission and will be destroyed soon, because there are many problems inside the country. " Speaking about the Karabakh conflict, Lernik Alexanyan said, “Our task is to prove that territorial integrity must be subordinated to self-determination. Karabakh may join Armenia or become a self-declared independent country, like Kosovo,” he said.
