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TIGRAN SARGSYAN: ARMENIA'S RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, EU AND THE US CANNOT CONTRADICT EACH OTHER
armradio.am
06.06.2012 16:10
"Armenia's strategic partnership with Russia, the European Union
and the US cannot contradict each other. We view these relations as
complementing each other," Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said
during a Q&A session at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
"Last year we signed a very important agreement for the country - the
agreement on free trade within the framework of the CIS. This opens
the CIS markets to us and our producers can export their gowitods hout
any restrictions. We are holding similar talks with the European Union
on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. If we sign it, it will
open the European markets to our producers," Tigran Sargsyan said.
"Besides we have military cooperation with CIS countries and NATO. At
this point we have no intention to join any new political union. We
have to implement a wise and balanced policy in the region, which,
first of all, takes into consideration our political interests and
ensures our political security," the Armenian Prime Minister said.
Asked to comment on the suggestion that Turkey views its relations
on a regional scale, not separate countries, PM Tigran Sargsyan said:
"If it is so, the protocols were not to be signed in Switzerland. After
long negotiations the protocols were approved by the co-chairs from the
United States, Russia and France and were signed by Turkey. If Turkey
has a different platform, it did not have to sign the protocols."
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
06.06.2012 16:10
"Armenia's strategic partnership with Russia, the European Union
and the US cannot contradict each other. We view these relations as
complementing each other," Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said
during a Q&A session at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
"Last year we signed a very important agreement for the country - the
agreement on free trade within the framework of the CIS. This opens
the CIS markets to us and our producers can export their gowitods hout
any restrictions. We are holding similar talks with the European Union
on the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. If we sign it, it will
open the European markets to our producers," Tigran Sargsyan said.
"Besides we have military cooperation with CIS countries and NATO. At
this point we have no intention to join any new political union. We
have to implement a wise and balanced policy in the region, which,
first of all, takes into consideration our political interests and
ensures our political security," the Armenian Prime Minister said.
Asked to comment on the suggestion that Turkey views its relations
on a regional scale, not separate countries, PM Tigran Sargsyan said:
"If it is so, the protocols were not to be signed in Switzerland. After
long negotiations the protocols were approved by the co-chairs from the
United States, Russia and France and were signed by Turkey. If Turkey
has a different platform, it did not have to sign the protocols."
From: A. Papazian