The presence of the Russian armed forces in Armenia is justified by “security” from a potential attack from difficult neighbors. Whereas the Russian officials openly declare that the main purpose of the dislocation of a military based in Gyumri is the “…protection of the southern flank of Russia” and only afterwards it is “ensuring security to Armenia as part of obligations under the Collective Security Treaty Organization”. The presence of Russian military bases in Armenia and the one particularly in Gyumri is perceived as a safeguard foremost against Turkey‘s threat. This rhetoric has an even stronger impact due to the collective memories about Armenian Genocide, which is still not accepted as such by Turkey and the centennial of which will be marked this year.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:35:36 +0000
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