아르메니아는 CSTO 가입국이지만 아제르바이잔에게 내내 줘터졌죠. 아르메니아의 파시냔 대통령이 제2차 세계 아르메니아 정상회담에서 CSTO가 의무를 이행하지 못할 뿐만 아니라 아르메니아의 안보, 주권, 국가 지위에 위협을 가하고 있다고 비난하며 CSTO에의 참여를 동결했다고 연설했다고 합니다. 이미 2024년 2월 CSTO 회원국 자격 정지를 발표했었네요.
Russian-led alliance threatens Armenia’s sovereignty (defence-blog.com)
Russian-led alliance threatens Armenia’s sovereignty
Defense & SecurityNews
ByDylan Malyasov
Sep 18, 2024
Modified date: Sep 18, 2024
Photo by Alexcia Rupert
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has raised serious concerns about the security implications of Armenia’s continued membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
Speaking at the Second World Armenian Summit, Pashinyan declared that the CSTO not only fails to fulfill its defense obligations but also poses a threat to Armenia’s security, sovereignty, and statehood.
“We froze our participation not only because the CSTO is failing to meet its defense commitments to Armenia, but also because, in our view, the CSTO creates security threats to the existence, sovereignty, and statehood of Armenia,” Pashinyan stated during his speech.
Armenia announced the suspension of its membership in the CSTO in February 2024, citing the organization’s failure to adequately support Armenia amid growing regional instability. The country also stopped paying membership fees to the alliance, further signaling its intent to distance itself from the bloc, which includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
The CSTO was established as a collective defense organization among former Soviet states, yet Armenia has voiced frustrations over its perceived lack of support, especially concerning ongoing tensions with neighboring Azerbaijan. Relations between Yerevan and the CSTO have been strained as Armenia increasingly views the alliance as undermining its national security rather than bolstering it.
“I have previously stated that we will resume our participation only when clear answers are provided to the questions we have raised. It has now been two years, and not only have there been no answers, but it is clear that there will be none,” Pashinyan said, emphasizing the deepening disconnect between Armenia and the CSTO.
Tensions escalated further in June 2024 when Pashinyan indicated that Armenia might take the next logical step of exiting the CSTO entirely. However, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan later clarified that the timing of any potential withdrawal would be a decision made solely by the Armenian government.
The CSTO was initially designed to act as a security buffer for its members against external threats, but Armenia’s leadership now questions whether the alliance truly serves its national interests, especially given the organization’s apparent inaction during critical moments of conflict.
첫댓글 아르메니아어가 인도-유럽어족에 속하는데 아르메니아 고대 종교의 Vahagn은 이란의 Verethragna와 인도의 Indra (Vrtrahan)에 해당한다고 하네요. 옛날에 스트리트 파이터 게임을 하다가 거기에 나오는 달심과 코끼리 머리를 한 신을 보고 인도 신화에 관심을 갖게 되었죠. ㅎㅎ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vahagn
당연한 얘기겠지만 기독교 믿기 전에도 고대 신앙이 있긴 있었군요 ㅎㅎㅎ
지금의 쿠르드족 지역에 있던 고대 국가 미탄니는 지배층이 인도 아리아인이었고 고대 인도 신화의 리그 베다에 나오는 신들의 이름인 인드라, 바루나 등이 히타이트-미탄니 조약에 나온다고 하네요.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Aryan_superstrate_in_Mitanni#Names_of_deities