2024-05-28 16:46:24
Writer: Elchin Alioglu
Supply: Pattern
“If there’s a coup try towards the federal government in Armenia or an assault from exterior the nation, France is not going to ship troops to Armenia. It’s essential to know this as soon as and for all. For my part, the Armenian authorities ought to restore strategic relations with Russia as a precedence.”
Murad Papazyan, member of the Bureau of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun, co-chairman of the Coordinating Council of French Armenian Organizations, stated so.
In his opinion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ought to resign, go away energy, and relations with international international locations ought to be reviewed.
“There ought to be no authorities with an anti-Russian place and considering in Armenia. When you have a look at the map right this moment, you will note that Armenia is surrounded by enemies. We now have turned our pal and companion into our enemy.
I say as soon as once more: if an amazing hazard arises, France will solely present navy assist to Armenia, however is not going to ship troops. For that reason, we should restore friendships with our former companions, whom we’ve got became enemies, strengthen relations with the West, broaden relations with India and China, and conduct a sensible and clever coverage,” Murad Papazyan stated.
Together with the Armenian neighborhood in France, M. Papazyan is without doubt one of the most essential members of the Armenian diaspora constructions in Western international locations.
After Nikol Pashinyan got here to energy in 2018, his relations with the Armenian neighborhood in France have been regular. There have been even indicators of the institution of shut relations: particularly after N. Pashinyan’s speech on the Francophonie Summit, Armenian organizations in France nearly addressed him with eulogies.
However later, when N. Pashinyan noticed that Armenian diaspora organizations have been consistently attempting to intervene within the inside affairs of Armenia, and even tried to affect the adoption of political and diplomatic selections, he cooled the relations with the Armenian constructions in Paris and diminished the depth of contacts.
After the 44-day Second Karabakh Warfare ended with the capitulation of the Armenians, the Armenian neighborhood in France declared N. Pashinyan a “traitor and traitor”.
It acquired to the purpose that French President Emmanuel Macron, who included the usage of Armenia as a software in his regional geostrategy to be able to notice his geopolitical plans within the South Caucasus, acquired concerned.
Throughout Nikol Pashinyan’s official go to to France, his assembly with Murad Papazyan came about by means of the mediation of E. Macron.
The aim of E. Macron was to reconcile N. Pashinyan and M. Papazyan, to eradicate the coolness and battle between the official Yerevan and the Armenian diaspora in France.
Maybe, it may have occurred, however on September 19 of final yr, after the native anti-terrorist measures of the Azerbaijani military, the Armenians in France unequivocally referred to as Nikol Pashinyan a “traitor”. The rationale – the separatist-terrorist junta in Khankendi was already consigned to historical past.
What occurred not solely disillusioned Murad Papazyan, but additionally angered the Dashnaks and the Armenian neighborhood in France, as a result of the junta in Khankendi was a construction they’d used for political functions for many years. On the identical time, tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} are collected yearly beneath the identify of “assist to Karabakh Armenians”, a really small a part of that cash is shipped to Khankendi and Armenia, and the remainder was absorbed by the heads of Armenian diaspora organizations in France.
Armenian separatism from Karabakh was thought of a really “handy” mechanism for the Armenian diaspora in France when it comes to working in a consolidated method and utilizing Armenian monks for political functions, along with the Armenian Apostolic Church (EAK) on the degree of the fantasy of “Nice Armenia”.
After the junta in Khankendi turned historical past, France’s want to accumulate the technique of affect within the South Caucasus and the objects of “resistance” towards the Azerbaijan-Turkey tandem led to the presentation of the proposal to ship the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMA) to Armenia nearly as a panacea by the official Paris.
Emmanuel Macron allotted a particular place to Armenia in his plans for our area, and for that reason, the assembly between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen and Nicole Pashinyan in Brussels on April 5 raised the hopes of official Paris. To be particular, Paris wished to take a monopolistic place when it comes to affect and administration of Armenia, utterly change Russia within the position of patron and patron, and turn out to be Yerevan’s foremost strategic, geopolitical and navy companion.
In fact, Washington and Brussels thought of Macron’s plans undesirable, they didn’t contemplate it acceptable that France was the one participant within the subject of utilizing Armenians to realize affect on the processes within the South Caucasus.
When Nikol Pashinyan had to decide on between the powers within the West, he most popular the instructions of Washington and Brussels, which enormously angered France.
Among the many driving forces behind the protests that began on April 19 within the Tavush (Tovuzgala) district of Armenia have been the liberation of 4 villages occupied by Armenia for 32 years and their return to Azerbaijan, the start of the delimitation and demarcation course of, the signing of the ultimate peace settlement and the opening of regional communications. France took one of many main locations exactly for that reason.
Murad Papazyan’s statements about his go to to Yerevan, his assist for the resignation of the Pashinyan authorities and the necessity for Armenia to normalize relations with Russia can be thought of as messages despatched by Paris first to Yerevan, after which to Washington and Brussels.
The one who made these statements shouldn’t be solely one of many well-known figures and de facto leaders of the Armenian neighborhood in France, but additionally one of many figures managed by Emmanuel Macron.
On the identical time, Murad Papazyan’s statements clearly confirmed that the Armenian diaspora is mercantile, monetary, political, and many others. he is able to sacrifice every little thing to attain his targets.
In a particular case, the Armenian diaspora in France desires to oust Nikol Pashinyan from energy.
Lastly, what occurred reveals that Russia’s affect on the Armenian diaspora in France may be very severe.
With a view to win the votes of the native Armenian neighborhood within the elections, French President Emmanuel Macron totally supported Armenia, sharpened relations with Azerbaijan, and introduced relations to the extent of 25 years in the past.
Nonetheless, the event of relations between Paris and Baku totally met the pursuits and pursuits of each international locations.
By collaborating in dozens and tons of of initiatives in Azerbaijan, France may get tens of billions of euros in internet revenue.
However Emmanuel Macron sacrificed all this to win the votes of Armenians.
Nonetheless, who can say that after receiving the related order, the Armenian diaspora in France is not going to contemplate relations with Macron as they sacrificed Pashinyan?