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WHAT MESSAGE DID RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER BRING TO ARMENIA? OPINION
epress.am
04.03.2012
Apart from the discussions that were officially announced between
the Armenian and Russian parties, an important message related to
the Eurasian Union was heard in talks Monday between Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov and high-ranking Armenian officials, electoral
and political strategist Armen Badalyan told Epress.am, commenting
on Lavrov's Apr. 2 visit to Armenia.
Recall, the Russian foreign minister had said that the doors of the
Eurasian economic union proposed by Russian president-elect Vladimir
Putin are open to Armenia.
"Armenian authorities soon will be confronted with the question of
making a choice between the Eurasian Union and the European Union -
independent of who will be at the head of [Armenia's] government,"
Badalyan said.
This issue, in the analyst's opinion, will become more pointed after
the May 6, 2012 parliamentary election and the 2013 presidential
election in Armenia.
Badalyan considers it notable that while Lavrov was meeting with
students and lecturers, the US ambassador to Armenia was having a
similar meeting with students.
"At the initial stage it's possible, of course, to actively cooperate
with both the European Union and the Eurasian Union, but this is a
serious geopolitical issue. We have to make a clear decision," he said.
epress.am
04.03.2012
Apart from the discussions that were officially announced between
the Armenian and Russian parties, an important message related to
the Eurasian Union was heard in talks Monday between Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov and high-ranking Armenian officials, electoral
and political strategist Armen Badalyan told Epress.am, commenting
on Lavrov's Apr. 2 visit to Armenia.
Recall, the Russian foreign minister had said that the doors of the
Eurasian economic union proposed by Russian president-elect Vladimir
Putin are open to Armenia.
"Armenian authorities soon will be confronted with the question of
making a choice between the Eurasian Union and the European Union -
independent of who will be at the head of [Armenia's] government,"
Badalyan said.
This issue, in the analyst's opinion, will become more pointed after
the May 6, 2012 parliamentary election and the 2013 presidential
election in Armenia.
Badalyan considers it notable that while Lavrov was meeting with
students and lecturers, the US ambassador to Armenia was having a
similar meeting with students.
"At the initial stage it's possible, of course, to actively cooperate
with both the European Union and the Eurasian Union, but this is a
serious geopolitical issue. We have to make a clear decision," he said.