BRUSSELS HAS NO MECHANISMS TO ENSURE SECURITY IN CAUCASUS - ANALYST
14:29 29/08/2013 " POLITICS
By signing the Free Trade Agreement, Armenia would become a partner to
the EU countries, which would allow to determine the economic policy
in Yerevan, while by joining the Customs Union, Armenia would not
have that independence, political scientist Alexander Markarov told
reporters on Thursday.
Regarding Armenia's security policy in case of initialing the
Association Agreement with the EU and joining the Customs Union, the
analyst said that Brussels has no mechanisms to ensure security in
the Caucasus, while having practice with Russia (cooperation within
the framework of CSTO), Armenia is ready to continue its security
policy within that practice.
So, the expert did not rule out that there can be contradictions
between these two vectors over the above mentioned issues.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian
14:29 29/08/2013 " POLITICS
By signing the Free Trade Agreement, Armenia would become a partner to
the EU countries, which would allow to determine the economic policy
in Yerevan, while by joining the Customs Union, Armenia would not
have that independence, political scientist Alexander Markarov told
reporters on Thursday.
Regarding Armenia's security policy in case of initialing the
Association Agreement with the EU and joining the Customs Union, the
analyst said that Brussels has no mechanisms to ensure security in
the Caucasus, while having practice with Russia (cooperation within
the framework of CSTO), Armenia is ready to continue its security
policy within that practice.
So, the expert did not rule out that there can be contradictions
between these two vectors over the above mentioned issues.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian