(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Armenia's messing with all affairs such as being involved in
dark businesses in the world is not something new to public.
However, Armenia's facing the wrath of the US after being caught on
dirty and secret affairs was of some serious surprise.
Given the violation of the US imposed sanctions against Russia,
28 companies belonging to China, Malta, Singapore, UAE, and so on
got restricted to carry on export. The most important point is that
Armenia, which owns 10 of the 28 companies, ranked on the top among
the above-mentioned countries. And the most interesting point is
that Armenia, which has no domestic production other than mines,
increased its exports to Russia amid the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Speaking to Azernews , Economist Natig Jafarly
has commented on the recent sanctions on Armenian companies and
Armenian-Russian economic cooperation. The expert said that it is
obvious that some countries aid to Russia for circumventing the
sanctions.
According to International media outlets these issues have
several times been highlighted and the expert says that Armenia
ranks into second place after Belorussia among countries helping
Russia.
“It is no longer possible to hide Armenia's assistance to Russia
in order to avoid sanctions. The successive bans on those companies
are related to this activity in Armenia. However, the problem is
that almost 70 percent of Armenia's economy depends on Russia. In
other words, most of the sanctioned companies are subsidiaries of
Russia registered in Armenia. Armenia is so dependent on Russia
that it is unable to refuse to Russia,” Jafarli said.
However, the Azerbaijani economist considers that the situation
may become increasingly difficult for Armenia because the officials
of the West have voiced to tighten the control of the sanctions
imposed on Russia. In addition, given that Armenia increases
cooperation with Iran, the expert says even sanctions can be
imposed not only on Armenian companies but also on the Armenian
state as well.
“Obviously, the Western media outlets, the officials of the G7
and G20 countries, and the EU countries are envisaging tightening
the control of sanctions. As the restrictions become solid, of
course, the number of bans on Armenian companies will be reinfosed.
There is also the possibility of imposing some sanctions on
Armenia. Considering the recent expansion of cooperation between
Iran and Armenia, these possibilities are quite high,” the expert
opined.
The interesting point is that Pashinyan has created a
pro-Western image with the support of the Russian and Armenian mass
media. According to Natig Jafarli, the image of Pashinyan's
pro-Western rule is surreal, and he notes that since Armenia-Russia
relations are deep, it is impossible for Pashinyan to be
pro-Western.
“The fact that Pashinyan's government is west-oriented reflects
myth more than reality. Because Armenia is a member of all
organizations headed by Russia, including the CIS. Together with
the CIS, CSTO, Eurasian Economic Union, etc. In addition, Armenia
is one of those countries that has a Russian military base in its
territory.
As I mentioned before, Armenia's dependence on Russia is at the
highest level among the CIS countries. It is still the second
country after Belarus in terms of dependence on Russia. Armenia's
Western-oriented policy is a rhetoric, a policy for receiving more
support from the West. In other words, it is a political game
created by the Pashinyan government. Therefore, I do not think that
Armenia will succeed in selling the pro-Western Pashinyan story,”
added Natig Jafarly.
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