  Paper: Armenia wouldn’t exist without Russia, analyst says October 24, 2012 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, Russian analyst Mikhail Leontyev, known in political circles as a mouthpiece of President Vladimir Putin, made a harsh statement on Armenia. “Armenia wouldn’t exist, if it were not for Russia,” Leontyev said. The analyst further spoke of Russia’s influence on Armenia’s economy, concluding, “Eurasian integration is geopolitically inevitable.” “In other words, Russia is using a mediator to suggest the necessity of Eurasian integration to Armenia,” the paper concludes.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide  Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports.For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.Moscow warns Armenia against leaving Russian-led defense bloc Armenia could ruin its military ties with Russia if it continues drifting towards the West, according to a senior official in Moscow.Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. |
