November 26 trilateral meeting in Sochi: What next?
The Russian resort town of Sochi was turned into the spotlight of South Caucasus geopolitics on November 26 as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for the much-anticipated trilateral meeting. The gathering was first announced by the Russian President’s Press-Secretary Dmitri Peskov to be held on November 8–12 to mark the first anniversary of the November 10, 2020, trilateral statement, which fixed the devastating defeat of Armenia in the 2020 Karabakh war. Some Armenian media leaked news about the upcoming meeting even earlier, arguing that another document violating Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh’s vital national interests was in the works. At the last minute, Armenia asked to postpone the meeting, followed by a significant increase of Azerbaijani diplomatic and military pressure over Armenia, including the large-scale Azerbaijani attack on November 16, resulting in the loss of additional territories in the Vayots Dzor province and multiple casualties. During his November 23 press conference, the Armenian Prime Minister stated that he had asked to postpone the meeting to avoid the negative symbolism. However, if Armenia only asked to postpone the meeting for a few days or a week, the harsh Azerbaijani reaction was irrational.
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The best alternative for Armenia is to make a military alignment with Iran. Providing full air access and land base to Iran’s military in southern Armenian province of Syunik.
Exactly like what Greece did with France France.
We don’t need that military base in Syunik.
However, I agree that continuing our cooperation with Iran is good, since they are having a rough time with the Azeris.
Armenia is dear to Iran. Armenians are dear to Iranians and vice versa, wherever we are.
Iran has moral, geostrategic, historical, political sense of duty to always aid Armenia, specially in time of need.
Seek limited and conditional Support from Iran’s forces to protect your borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan, they don’t dare to attack Iranian border forces, as they have air, sea, and land superiority. That is your entitlement, your birthright, as you are custodian of every square inch of your father land as it was not as it is.
It is Iran’s and all Iranians duties, including Iranian Armenians, Iranian Persian, Iranian Kurds, Iranian Azeri (My mother is an Iranian Azeri, and she is 10 times more passionate and 10 times more supportive of Armenian’s security and sovereignty than myself).
Iran has military superiority? Mind explaining yourself? Iran has been under sanctions forever, its military is literally from the 80s. Iran is more of a friend to Azerbaycan and Turkey then it is to Armenia. Your bias is getting in the way of reality. Check the news. Iran’s F-14’s belong in the museum. Rest is copied, untested equipment. Iranians are flocking to Turkey in droves to buy property and become citizens. Stop watching Iranian propaganda. Your few new T-70 copy tanks aren’t changing anything.