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Armenia leaves bad aftertaste for Russia, but why?

Armenia Materials 31 August 2016 17:38 (UTC +04:00)
Sergey Mironov, an employee of Moscow office of Synesis, the company developing intelligent video surveillance and business analytics systems based on computer vision, detained in Armenia at the US request and suspected of money laundering and illegal transfer of military technologies, has returned home to Moscow
Armenia leaves bad aftertaste for Russia, but why?

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 31

By Elmira Tariverdiyeva – Trend:

Sergey Mironov, an employee of Moscow office of Synesis, the company developing intelligent video surveillance and business analytics systems based on computer vision, detained in Armenia at the US request and suspected of money laundering and illegal transfer of military technologies, has returned home to Moscow.

The suspect's lawyer said that if necessary, Mironov may come back to Yerevan, where the decision regarding his possible extradition from Armenia to the US must be finally made within one month.

The behavior of the Armenian law enforcement bodies, and most importantly, the reaction of the Armenian people should leave Kremlin with an unpleasant aftertaste.

Armenian people and the country’s media outlets have unanimously declared that the detention of a Russian citizen is a proof that Armenia is a law-abiding country, which is living under laws of the Western civilization and doesn’t accept Russia’s dictatorship.

Moreover, as a response to Moscow’s warning about retaliatory measures, the Armenian society called it a blackmail and interference in the country’s internal affairs.

Such a move by Armenia has questioned the allied relations between the country and Russia and demonstrated Yerevan’s total dependence on Moscow.

Thus, Mironov’s departure doesn’t mean anything and the Russian-Armenian relations were left with an unpleasant aftertaste, which will last for a long time.

Elmira Tariverdiyeva is the head of Trend Agency’s Russian news service

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