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ARMENIA'S JOINING CUSTOMS UNION WILL NOT AFFECT KARABAKH PEACE PROCESS
December 25, 2013 | 19:21
Armenia's accession to Customs Union (CU) and Common Economic Space
will not affect the process of the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
This was stated by Tatyana Valovaya, the Eurasian Economic Commission
Board Member and Minister for Macroeconomics and Principal Directions
of Integration.
"As you know, the president of Kazakhstan in his opening speech spoke
about Armenia's preparedness to join the CU and Common Economic Space
and mentioned Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a result of debates,
president of Kazakhstan together with other participants of Supreme
Economic Council signed a decision approving the roadmap. No other
documents have been received from Kazakhstan," Valovaya said in
an interview.
She stressed that CU and Common Economic Space are economic
structures. The member states have no plans to create a political
union, so Armenia's accession to Customs Union will not in any way
affect the Karabakh peace process.
Armenia is getting closer to the Customs Union very fast, she said. It
took less than four months from the first statement of intention
to the moment of roadmap signing. For instance, the roadmap with
Kyrgyzstan has been discussed for two years, Tatyana Valovaya added.
"I hope that the interaction between the states, members of the Customs
Union and the Common Economic Space, and Armenia will be very active,"
the Minister noted.
Tatyana Valovaya said the roadmap of Armenia's accession consists of
20 sections and includes 262 events out of which 150 should be carried
out by the time of joining the Customs Union. Over 30 seminars and
consultations have been held while the roadmap was being drafted.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
December 25, 2013 | 19:21
Armenia's accession to Customs Union (CU) and Common Economic Space
will not affect the process of the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict.
This was stated by Tatyana Valovaya, the Eurasian Economic Commission
Board Member and Minister for Macroeconomics and Principal Directions
of Integration.
"As you know, the president of Kazakhstan in his opening speech spoke
about Armenia's preparedness to join the CU and Common Economic Space
and mentioned Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a result of debates,
president of Kazakhstan together with other participants of Supreme
Economic Council signed a decision approving the roadmap. No other
documents have been received from Kazakhstan," Valovaya said in
an interview.
She stressed that CU and Common Economic Space are economic
structures. The member states have no plans to create a political
union, so Armenia's accession to Customs Union will not in any way
affect the Karabakh peace process.
Armenia is getting closer to the Customs Union very fast, she said. It
took less than four months from the first statement of intention
to the moment of roadmap signing. For instance, the roadmap with
Kyrgyzstan has been discussed for two years, Tatyana Valovaya added.
"I hope that the interaction between the states, members of the Customs
Union and the Common Economic Space, and Armenia will be very active,"
the Minister noted.
Tatyana Valovaya said the roadmap of Armenia's accession consists of
20 sections and includes 262 events out of which 150 should be carried
out by the time of joining the Customs Union. Over 30 seminars and
consultations have been held while the roadmap was being drafted.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am