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INTEGRATION INTO EURASIAN UNION NOT BEST CHOICE FOR ARMENIA: POLITICAL EXPERT
arminfo
Friday, April 20, 14:58
I do not think that integration into the future Eurasian Union is the
best choice for Armenia, for it would, inherently, mean a return to a
slightly modernized version of the Soviet Union, Richard Giragosian,
Director of the Center for Regional Studies, said in response to
ArmInfo's question in a press conference, Friday.
He said that the prime minister and the president elected of Russia
Vladimir Putin raised the idea of the Eurasian Union in order to
reanimate the USSR to some extent. Giragosian recalled that it was
Putin that has repeatedly expressed regret for collapse of the Soviet
Union. "I do not think that it will be good for Armenia in that union
if it is created. I am happy with the fact that the Government of
Armenia demonstrated an exact stance on rapprochement with the EU
and has repeatedly declared that lately," he said.
One should not forget of the current close cooperation of Moscow and
Yerevan, of course, Giragosian said. But it is time to realize that
Russia needs Armenia more than Armenia needs Russia. This interaction,
he said, must be equal and Moscow must be more respectful to its only
strategic ally in the South Caucasus.
arminfo
Friday, April 20, 14:58
I do not think that integration into the future Eurasian Union is the
best choice for Armenia, for it would, inherently, mean a return to a
slightly modernized version of the Soviet Union, Richard Giragosian,
Director of the Center for Regional Studies, said in response to
ArmInfo's question in a press conference, Friday.
He said that the prime minister and the president elected of Russia
Vladimir Putin raised the idea of the Eurasian Union in order to
reanimate the USSR to some extent. Giragosian recalled that it was
Putin that has repeatedly expressed regret for collapse of the Soviet
Union. "I do not think that it will be good for Armenia in that union
if it is created. I am happy with the fact that the Government of
Armenia demonstrated an exact stance on rapprochement with the EU
and has repeatedly declared that lately," he said.
One should not forget of the current close cooperation of Moscow and
Yerevan, of course, Giragosian said. But it is time to realize that
Russia needs Armenia more than Armenia needs Russia. This interaction,
he said, must be equal and Moscow must be more respectful to its only
strategic ally in the South Caucasus.