Pan-Aryanism

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        Well im sure you know that making something like this even close
to a reality would be a longshot. If it would come into existence, I
would highly doubt Armenia would ever join such a group because:

1. They are the only Christian nation in the group. Armenians are not
ready to risk assimilation into Islam with only 3 million Armenians
compared to the other 150 million+ Muslims moving freely across
borders. I think a European Union bid would appeal more to Armenian
politicians for cultural purposes, but mainly for economic purposes, as there is more to be won from Europe than from the East.

2. We're in conflict with one of the 'members' of this group
(Azerbaijan). Neither side wants to give up a square inch of land to
the other, and there are rumors of another war ensuing in the region
within the next couple of years. Unless Iran forces Azerbaijan to
recognize Karabagh as part of Armenia (which wont happen), then there
is no way Armenian politicians would make this move. If Azerbaijan isnt
included, however, there might be a chance, seeing as there are many
potential economic gains from such a union. But as I said, an EU bid
would take precedence over anything else on the table, and joining this
union would jeopordize any chance we have with a future EU entrance.

     Armenians and Iranians have some of the same interests, such as
perserving their history and minimizing foreign intervention in their
politics/economics. But Armenia has other interests that would be a
burden on Iran, such as the conflict in Azerbaijan, along with rebuilding our post-soviet economy. Our cultures might
be akin to one another, but our national interests are not. They vary
greatly according to the different situations each nation is in.

     About our history with the Turks, I agree with you that we have
gotten the short end of the stick, but we are no longer in conflict
with them (only talking about Turkey here). We are not friends in the
political world, but we are also
not at war. I think Armenia and Turkey are pretty much ignoring each
other, but the Armenian diaspora (which is larger than the population
of Armenia) is trying to put as much political pressure on Turkey as
they can. We would rather appeal more to the U.S., where 1 million
Armenians live, than to Iran, which would give us absolutely no
political sway on a global level. Already in the U.S., 38 out of the 50
states have formally recognized the events of 1915 as Genocide,
including my homestate of California. We have the largest political
backing in the U.S. behind the Jews. As for Europe, the European
Parliament has recognized the genocide years ago, as well as countries
like Poland, Italy, Greece, France, Netherlands, Germany, etc. Also,
there is the millions of dollars of U.S. and European aid poured into
Armenia each year. Compared to all this, we have accomplished very
little with mid-east countries regarding our national/cultural
interests. So you see its better for us to invest our efforts in the
west, where we have made this much progress in only 2 decades. 

     Also, while many may view Azeris as Iranians, Armenians view them
as Turks. Language, history, political affiliation, etc, makes them
Turkish in the eyes of Armenians. Thats just as simple as I can put it.

     As for the cultural aspect, I dont view Armenians as Iranian,
although Armenians are an Aryan people. However, I am aware of the many
Iranian influences on our culture, and I appreciate them instead of
rejecting them like some nationalists do...so i can see where you would
make the connection between our peoples. I feel the closest people to
the Armenians, culturally and historically, are the Greeks and the
Persians. I regard Persian and Greek cultures almost as
'cousin-cultures' to Armenian.

     Thats just a rough sketch of what i think about Armenia in an Iranian union.