Why isn’t West concerned of Armenia’s weakness, but worried about Azerbaijan’s power?
By Trend
The paradoxical and illogical actions taken by Armenia’s
government are no longer surprising. The crackdown on a rally held
this morning by the hapless Armenian citizens is another evidence
of this.
Armenians were protesting because of the electricity, but in the
end they got water … coming out of the water cannons.
So, following the same logic, if people would've been protesting
because of the heating system, they would have gotten tear gas
instead?
And although there are more questions than answers regarding what
happened, one thing is evident - Armenian citizens are tired. They
are tired of miserable life, tired of their government, tired of
their country's dependence on others.
After all, electricity tariffs are raised by the distribution
company Electric Networks of Armenia, which is a subsidiary of the
Inter RAO UES. And the Inter RAO UES is a subsidiary of the RAO UES
of Russia!
Did the Armenian leadership believe that the problems of the "big
brother" will not affect it?
What will be the West’s response to all this? A large number of
journalists have been detained during the rally. Hundreds of people
have been brought to the police department, some were beaten,
injured.
Today, the West is busy with the criminal elements in Azerbaijan,
by declaring them “human rights activists”. The country’s
government is groundlessly criticized for any actions. If a
tailored foreign photographer sees how a police officer takes any
person across the street, it will be trumpeted as the "dispersal of
a rally."
However, everything is much more difficult with the processes going
on in Armenia. The large number of video and photos won’t allow to
conceal the realities. A reaction will be necessary. But why is
there confidence that it will be an evasive and short-term
reaction? Because it will be so.
Currently, the West has only one goal in the Caucasus: to defame
Azerbaijan. It is not concerned about Armenia’s weakness and
dependence, but Azerbaijan’s strength and independence is another
thing.
Yerevan has long been a part of the Russian sphere of influence,
and if not the Ukrainian scenario, there is nothing for the West to
do there. The fact that such a scenario is not applicable in
Armenia is also clear. Then, in the first place, Nagorno-Karabakh
will be returned and Azerbaijan in this case will not accessible
for any of the world's political players at all.
Today, Azerbaijan is a self-sufficient, independent country, which
needs the West and Russia in political terms only to solve the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem. In all other cases, the relationships are
built only on the basis of mutual benefit and partnership.
In general, all that’s happening is very significant. While
demonstrations of the dissatisfied people are dispersed in Armenia,
people in Azerbaijan support athletes at the first European Games
with joy on their faces. Sporting festival continues in Baku, and
neither the West nor the East can do anything about it.
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