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MOSCOW. – There is a competition between Russia on the one side and the US and NATO on the other for gaining dominating presence and influence in the South Caucasus, and especially Armenia’s sympathy, Russian expert Eduard Popov told Armenian News-NEWS.am. He commented on the question about possible connection between conducting the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force (CRRF) exercises in Armenia and NATO Secretary General’s visit to Yerevan preceding the exercises.  The Russian expert stated that the situation in the region escalates as Baku voices militant statements on Nagorno-Karabakh issue, while Israel claims for possible attack on Iran due to the nuclear weapon threats. In addition, the CSTO CRRF Cooperation-2012 exercises signaled about the fact that Russia realizes its role  as an initiator of the organization and its obligations for the allies. Besides, the NATO Secretary General’s visit to Yerevan and conducted exercises are linked to each other, taking into account that Russia and the U.S. strive to gain Armenia’s sympathy.
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