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THE PROS AND CONS OF ARMENIA'S JOINING THE EURASIAN UNION
Karen Ghazaryan
"Radiolur"
14:56 16.11.2012
What will Armenia gain and what will it lose by joining the Eurasian
Union? The pros and cons were discussed at a seminar-discussion
initiated by the "Agreement" center and supported by the Polish
Embassy in Armenia. Some say membership in the Eurasian Union will
harm the process of integration with the European Union. Others note
that these two directions do not conflict with each other.
President of the "New Times" Party Aram Karapetyan considers, however,
that there is a contradiction between the two. The Eurasian Union does
not exist as such, but the Tax Union and the common economic area
have already been formed, while for Armenia the issue of economic
importance is of primary importance, Karapetyan said. He does not
accept the arguments that Armenia has no shared border with the
Eurasian Union. He reminds that Armenia has no common borders with
the European Union, either.
Secretary General of the Heritage Party Stepan Safaryan considers
that the Eurasian Union is simply a geopolitical structure aimed
at maintaining the zones of Russian influence. At the same time,
according of Safaryan, the Eurasian Union is trying to present an
alternative to the European Union.
Safaryan says, when speaking about the Eurasian Union, we must separate
it from the Armenian-Russian relations, as Armenia can deepen its
relations with Russia as much as it wants on the bilateral level.
Karen Ghazaryan
"Radiolur"
14:56 16.11.2012
What will Armenia gain and what will it lose by joining the Eurasian
Union? The pros and cons were discussed at a seminar-discussion
initiated by the "Agreement" center and supported by the Polish
Embassy in Armenia. Some say membership in the Eurasian Union will
harm the process of integration with the European Union. Others note
that these two directions do not conflict with each other.
President of the "New Times" Party Aram Karapetyan considers, however,
that there is a contradiction between the two. The Eurasian Union does
not exist as such, but the Tax Union and the common economic area
have already been formed, while for Armenia the issue of economic
importance is of primary importance, Karapetyan said. He does not
accept the arguments that Armenia has no shared border with the
Eurasian Union. He reminds that Armenia has no common borders with
the European Union, either.
Secretary General of the Heritage Party Stepan Safaryan considers
that the Eurasian Union is simply a geopolitical structure aimed
at maintaining the zones of Russian influence. At the same time,
according of Safaryan, the Eurasian Union is trying to present an
alternative to the European Union.
Safaryan says, when speaking about the Eurasian Union, we must separate
it from the Armenian-Russian relations, as Armenia can deepen its
relations with Russia as much as it wants on the bilateral level.