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Armenian rose grower forced to sell home, greenhouses amid Russia export crisis
The "Geghetsik Varder" (Beautiful Roses) greenhouse enterprise, located in the Mayisyan village of Shirak province, is currently on the verge of closure. Founded seven years ago, the business, which serves as the sole source of livelihood for two families and provides employment for nine fellow villagers, finds itself in a seemingly insurmountable crisis. Russian import restrictions, including those within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an unprecedented stagnation of the domestic market, an
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It is heartbreaking to read the repercussions of Russian restrictions for importing flower from Armenia is having on the Harutyuanian family business. Two families, ten persons, including three children, live off the income generated by the greenhouse.
If I were in the same situation Harutyunyan family is, ‘fearing the loss of business like his, will ultimately drive more families to emigrate” would be the least of my concerns. Salvaging my business would be my concern.
I will appreciate if Anzhela Sedrakyan follows on the Harutyuan family business and reports to the readers. How are the family members faring? Did the family receive compensation Did the family lose the business? Is the family contemplating immigration?
I feel bad for these individuals, but generally this is what the Armenian people wanted. They swept Pashinoglu into power in 2018 when Armenians “finally united” and took to the streets. Since that time, the Armenian people reelected Pashinolgu and his pro-European and pro-Turkish clowns multiple times. Pashinoglu has not faced any serious protests to his rule, despite Armenia suffering a humiliating defeat, Artsakh being ethnically cleansed, POWs paraded in show trials with Yerevan’s silence and tacit consent, and significant portions of southern Armenia being given away, all in the hopes of Armenia “finally freeing itself from Russia” and becoming a European style democracy living under Turkish style peace and brotherhood . . . The end of favorable access to the Russian and Eurasian Economic Union markets for Armenian goods, the coming end of Russian-subsidized energy, these were all logical consequences of Russian actions. Just wait until open borders are established with Turkey, Armenia’s small and medium sized businesses are going to get swallowed up entirely. But apparently that’s fine, Armenians will be able to fund the Azerbaijani military by importing Azeri energy, and a few of them will be able to get demeaning servicing jobs in Turkey. At this rate Pashinoglu will get relected to another term.
Russia took Armenia for granted and is currently struggling to protect itself in it’s own war adaquatley. Perhaps if Russia hadn’t been so cynical in taking advantage of the contention with Turkey and Azerbaijan then Armenia might well have stayed closer to Russia and if Russia had been more supportive of Armenia it might have been more supportive of Russia over it’s own wars. It was Armenia relative decline whilst aligned to Russia and Russia sale of arms to Azerbaijan and it’s cordial relationship with it and Turkey led Armenia to question whether Russia really was the friend they had assumed. Indeed the key attraction Russia has had has been driven by animosities with Turkey and Azerbaijan and NOT that Russia has been a great friend to Armenia in the way the USA is to Israel although tragically the desperation led to an infatuation…
@Chinense friend, whether you really are Chinese or not. Nevertheless one doesn’t seem to be able to see that the isolation and tie in with Russia who has capitalised on Armenias issues and doesn’t want a formal resolution even if it means Armenia selling out because then Russia won’t be able to claim it’s helping, besides the clear technical outmatch in 2020 and Russia failure to protect what was left of Arktash in 2023 , no Berlin airlift or Sarajevo siege relief for the gullible Armenians who put blind faith in Russia. Whilst Ukraine is a far stronger force than Azerbaijan as Russia can’t subdue Ukraine how could it really do for Armenia even if the relationship was excellent for what it can’t do for itself? Besides if you are Chinese then why does China keep umming and erring about Taiwan and having nonsense about peaceful reunification in some Zen social humanist fantasy, some advice from the Occident if China wants Taiwan it will have to fight for it, crossing open water in the modern era is very dangerous, and then have to resupply forces on the island and prevent supply from air and sea to Taiwan, which will not be an easy endeavour after all they’ve been doing things their own way for 77 years and an island out of sight of the mainland. At least Azerbaijan put it’s money where it’s mouth is and actually did it rather than go on about it incessantly but not actually doing anything.