The U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills has suggested that the Deputy Speaker Hermine Naghdalyan resign from the position of head of the U.S.-Armenia parliamentary friendship group, the Zhoghovurd Newspaper reported. The reason is that Naghdalyan is a member of the notorious Griboyedov Club which has been established by the no less notorious head of the Russian propaganda Dmitry Kiselyov.
Political and cultural personalities, political scientists, experts and others have joined the club. It seems that Hermine Naghdalyan was treated unfairly, considering that Kiselyov is the flagman of the anti-Western and particularly anti-American propaganda. However, the problem is somewhere else and is related to certain issues of the American politics in the region.
After a long pause the United States has “returned” to the region and got down to active redesign. The United States regulates the relations with Iran and again exercises control over Turkey. Turkey has given up on its ambitions and become involved in the American politics.
The United States needs partners in the region and Armenia is in its political “reserve”. Apparently, however, the Americans are withdrawing Armenia from the reserve. Recently Armenia has signed the biggest deal in its history with an American company in the energy sector. There is movement in other sectors too. The U.S.-Armenian relations are shifted from declarations to actions while Russia is weakening.
The United States is preventing the collapse of the financial, economic and security sectors of Armenia, acting as the guarantor of the security of Armenia, though Armenia is trying to silence this circumstance.
The style of the American politics supposes partners and “anti-partners”. The United States has plans for Armenia and partners are needed for their implementation. There are no such in Armenia (not counting the military command), the Armenian government-business “elites” have proved completely useless and inadequate for their role.
There is another circumstance too. The Americans have stopped consultations with the representatives of the Armenian government on serious issues because the content of those conversations are immediately transmitted to the relevant Russian agencies. For example, the United States has stopped practical discussions with the Armenian foreign ministry whose ambassadors, especially in the United States, are handing information to the Russian side.
The Armenian government has actually become a Russian agent, and no problems can be discussed with it.
The Armenian “elites” have learned to live on foreign assistance, trying to avoid political and economic responsibility through foreign sponsors and fraud which they present as a foreign policy. These times are over, Russia has no money and wish to sustain those “elites” and the Americans have obviously shifted to the “more for more” policy the consequence of which will be most unexpected transformations in the domestic and foreign policy.
Hence, the day when the representatives of the Armenian “elites” will be “urged” to leave is close. Fundamental changes and transformations are taking place in the world and adequate partners are needed. Those who hinder or are not adequate will be removed from the arena.
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