The problem came to the streets of Yerevan

Since April 2018 protests of people who are dissatisfied with the course of former head of state S. Sargsyan continue in the capital of the Republic of Armenia – the city of Yerevan. On April 24, the Prime Minister resigned under the pressure of open discontent of the country’s population, who opposes corruption, poverty and the desire of S. Sargsyan to extend his stay in power, which continues from 2008.

In these conditions, one should pay attention to the leader of the “velvet revolution” – N. Pashinyan, a member of the parliamentary opposition bloc “Elk”. As the oppositionist said: “Velvet revolution is aimed at preventing Serzh Sargsyan from usurping all state institutions, this popular movement, which advocates that the power pass into the hands of the people.” Thus, the opposition is trying to convey to the audience, including the European one a clear message – the people who come to the streets themselves will do their will and eliminate the usurper.

However, it is worth asking the question: where does the “blood” of the revolution come from, money? After all, only the willpower and charisma of a leader without financial recharge will not lead people to the streets.

Initially, N. Pashinyan worked out the “order” of S. Sargsyan himself, who intended to organize protests under his control in the country, for which he passed money to the opposition through an approximate oligarch S. Aleksanyan.

But later N. Pashinyan, who felt his strength, began to look for a new sponsor of the protests and was determined to finish them not by the scenario stipulated by S. Sargsyan. At that moment, the US Embassy in Yerevan donated $ 100,000 to him, collected by the “Armenian National Congress of America” ​​(ANCA) and “manual oppositionist” out of control of the former prime minister.

In addition to N. Pashinyan, Americans in recent days have allocated $ 40,000 to Heritage Party representative D. Sanasaryan and a similar amount to L. Barseghian from the Asparez Journalist Club, who also actively supported the opposition rallies.

These US actions would not cause any surprise, since they fully fit into the strategy they are implementing, which began with the “Arab Spring” in Tunisia. However … Armenia is a country that signed last year an agreement on partnership with the European Union. This is a new and actively studied by European business platform for investment, a market for the sale of products and a consumer of high technologies. In particular, the ongoing negotiations on the gradual transition of the country to “green energy” are being conducted precisely with European partners.

If we consider the situation through the prism of business, a logical association arises-an attempt to destabilize the country and plunge it into chaos is a direct attempt by Washington to eliminate European competitors from the prospective Transcaucasian market.

Arthur Zargaryan