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    EXPERT: THE KREMLIN ADVISOR'S STATEMENT RAISES CERTAIN CONCERNS

    15:55 23/08/2013 " POLITICS

    The "European Integration" NGO chairman Karen Bekaryan spoke to
    Panorama.am about the recent "trade war" between Russia and Ukraine
    which started after the Kremlin imposed a de facto embargo regime on
    imports of Ukrainian goods. The expert highlighted that, indeed, the
    statement of Russian presidential advisor Sergei Glazyev's about recent
    developments in Russian-Ukrainian relations raises some concerns,
    though it shall be believed it has nothing to do with the official
    position of Russia. "Otherwise it may give start to a chain of quite
    difficult issues", - Bekaryan said

    Flagging that there is quite controversial information of what has
    happened in the Ukraine-Russia border, Bekaryan urged to distinguish
    the factual circumstances from the background of those events, and
    asserted it is yet hard to say what has really happened in the customs.

    "I am very upset to see the assessments of Russian presidential advisor
    Sergei Glazyev, and I don't think the media anyhow misrepresented
    it. [What he said about Ukraine] raises concerns, is not a pleasant
    thing to say, neither is civilized, but is quite puzzling" --
    Bekaryan commented.

    Rejecting the extreme opinions, Bekaryan elaborated that both in
    Ukraine and Armenia there are experts and analysts, who try to
    foresee possible steps of Russia in the scenario of signing the EU
    Association Agreements, and argued those authors are thus trying to
    "enhance their own reputation, which is not a right thing to do when
    it comes to your own country".

    "This inspection [at the customs] was one-time. Conclusions have not
    been drawn yet, information is being processed. By now the situation
    has stabilized but for safety's sake we are preparing to tighten
    customs administration, in case Ukraine takes this suicidal step and
    signs the Association Agreement with the EU," Sergei Glazyev said
    earlier this week, according to Interfax news agency.

    According to some media publications, with the speculations of
    tightening bilateral customs regime, Russia tries to force Ukraine
    to withdraw from signing the Association Agreement with the EU and
    join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

    Source: Panorama.am

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