31 October 2006

WHAT IS YOUR NAME? TV set

In answer to "Aravot's" affirmation that he gives TV sets, leader of People's Party, president of ALM Tigran Karapetian noted; "I don't give TV sets, "Shogeqarsh" is a game where I as people not to take TV sets but other prizes". To our observation that he gives TV sets to those who don't even guess the word, Mr. Karapetian said; "I'm not guilty that our people are maximalists, and want maximal prizes. They only want TV sets. I ask, what is your name, he answers "I want a TV set", and I'm not guilty".

ALIEV BECOMES PRO-RUSSIAN

Irrespective of Sahakashvili, the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan haven't ever raised their political orientations obviously, preferring amorphous, meaningless expressions such as "complementary", "balanced policy" etc. And more, they even avoid of public announcement of regional or local problems, which have geopolitical great importance for both the RA and Azerbaijan.
It seems Ilham Aliev tries to break this "good" tradition. He has declared the day before during the press conference with the foreign mass media in Russia that "Azerbaijan will never assist possible sanctions against Iran, elucidating "it won't solve the problem, but will make the situation more strained in the region". We should notice that it has already been declared about its refusal to U.S. and EU anti-Iranian initiatives in Baku but not by the president. Aliev was trying to sell very expensive its silence in Iranian problem, trying to get profitable dividends in NK conflict. In other words, Baku was thinking which was more profitable politically and economically: to yield U.S. and NATO in favor of Karabakh, which will worsen the relations with Iran, or to adopt "Moscow" position about Iran, again in favor of Karabakh. In most probability the second version has become more important for Aliev. As for Russia, Aliev's remarks on this theme are rather promising. He has said: "Our both countries have overcome all problems and there is no problem to worsen our relations". In short, we see how Aliev actively trades with both the West and Russia. A "luxury" which the RF outpost Armenia can't afford.

Tigran Avetisian