No doubt in Russia: Iran is neither Georgia, nor Ukraine

PanARMENIAN.Net - Recent events in Iran have caused serious concern in Russia, Ramil Latypov , Deputy Head of the Working Group of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the RF Federation Council of assessment of terrorism threats and conflicts and co-chair of the Information Media Center "Global Strategy" (Armenia) said aPanARMENIAN.Net reporter at on-line conference.



"Iran is bordered with our ally, Armenia and other CIS countries, and worsening of the political situation in Iran directly affects the situation in the former Soviet Union.



The fact that the Iranian authorities will be able to retain control over the situation in the country, there were no doubt about it in Russia. Iran is neither Georgia, nor Ukraine. Not only the Iranian leadership rendered services but inhabitants of the country, whose reasoning has not allowed the U.S. and European politicians to finalize the presidential elections in Iran by "democratization" of the state following the Georgian or the Iraqi model.



In my opinion, the Iranian nation has learned the correct lesson from the events in Ukraine and Georgia, as well as has taken into account the lessons learnt by Armenia, in March 2008. Calling people to rallies the main Armenian "fighter" for the freedom Levon Ter-Petrossian and his Iranian counterpart, do not understand that they are only pawns in the struggle of Western countries for resources and financial flows of the East and Asia. And, as a rule, in 3-5 years the time of their leaving the political scene comes in order to eventually give way to somebody from the United States or Europe. And all the difficulties and hardships during transformation of the country into the loyal "eastern partner" or "european neigbour", are carried by ordinary people, hypnotized by the next tranche of IMF or World Bank ," Latypov said.



However, he expressed confidence that these events in Iran can't have a negative impact on allied relations between Russia and Armenia. "They rather showed that the three countries should develop a unified system of mutual support, triggered when external forces try to destabilize the internal political situation. With regard to "bridge" to Iran, then, of course, it is Armenia for Russia.

Formed by three countries, a so-called strategic axis "Russia-Armenia-Iran", in fact has a major stabilizing influence in the Caucasus. Created to oppose that axe NATO's group "Turkey-Georgia-Azerbaijan", on the contrary, in order to solve its own and the American-European geo-strategic tasks is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and Armenia, as well as between Iran and Armenia, using every methods, including military ones," Latypov said.