Arman Melikyan: Armenia is a bad copy of RussiaAugust 17, 2010 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian president’s visit to Armenia and CSTO informal summit in Yerevan prove there are new processes going on in the region, according to former NKR foreign minister Arman Melikyan. Dwelling on Russian military base’s deployment term in Armenia, Arman Melikyan pointed out that while Armenia remains the stronghold of anti-Turkish moods in the region, it is in the interest of a number of states, including Russia, to have a military base-related agreement. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Armenia is not ready to take anti-Turkish moods to a new level, being a bad copy of Russia, which has regional interests yet no specific ideology. “Russia’s future in this context is unclear. We can sign an agreement with one Moscow today and have to deal with a different one in 5 years,” Arman Melikyan noted. As he stressed, extension of military base deployment contract spells Russia’s long-term goals in Armenia. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |