Azeri rallies predictable turn of events, Russian expert saysMarch 11, 2013 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian political analyst Stanislav Tarasov believes the recent rallies in Azerbaijan to be a quite predictable turn of events. “Azerbaijan and Georgia believed that turning their back on Russia to pursue a pro-Western policy would be correct. The move, however, dragged them into destabilizing processes which engulfed a large area spanning from Africa to Caspian shores,” the expert told PanARMENIAN.Net According to the expert, Azerbaijan doesn’t fit in with Western democracy norms either. “Russia, however, doesn’t promote democratic mission in post-Soviet space. Moscow doesn’t support either the leadership or the opposition, in contrast to the West, which backs both to try and manipulate them,” Tarasov said. “The recent rallies in Azerbaijan are undermining the trust in the country’s regime ahead of presidential polls. Should Baku continue to rely on the West, it might well face the fate of Arab leaders,” the expert said. “Without democracy and new national policy, Azerbaijan will continue losing its territories; neither do Karabakh Armenians need to annex themselves to the authoritarian state,” the expert concluded. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |