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INITIALING OF ARMENIA-EU ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT: WHAT MAY FOLLOW
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/07/15/discussion-eu/
16:46 15.07.13
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP SCF) National
Platform's Working Group has invited civil society representatives
and parliamentary forces to a public discussion on the negotiations
for an Armenia-EU association agreement and on the expected initialing
of the document.
National Platform's Working Group Coordinator Boris Navazardyan said
that the discussion is aimed at making the process transparent. The
roadmap suggests what kind of agreement it is.
Vladimir Karapetyan, a member of the Armenian National Congress
(ANC) party, is interested in what will follow the initialing of the
agreement by Armenia in Vilnius, this November.
Navasardyan said that signatures must be put to all the pages of
the political section of the agreement. As regards the Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement, the first and the last pages
are to be signed.
"The initialing shows agreements with the principles, but some
details need to be specified. The ratification process will start
two or three months after agreement is initialed," he said.
Giro Manoyan, a representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D), the problem is not only that the public has
no access to the document, but also that issues of importance have
not been specified - it is the Eurasian Union problem.
"But for the Eurasian Union, all the parliamentary forces would
have originally been for closer relations with the EU, except for
some details. The Eurasian Union - both its principles and details -
is the only problem," he said.
"However, numerous messages from Russia suggest Armenia has to choose.
We think it is undesirable. All the issues must be specified,"
he said. Negotiations with the EU should be continued, and the
Eurasian Union has to give a clear answer to questions about the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Artur Minasyan of the Rule of Law party believes that Armenia's
cooperation with some organizations must not be opposed to its
cooperation with others.
Civil activist Karen Vardanyan believes that Armenia should follow the
'neither...nor' principle. "We must be everywhere without being a full
member anywhere," he said, alluding to Armenia's geographical location.
With respect to the possibility of a referendum, Navasardyan said that
it is an interesting proposal. There is a requirement, however. "Full
information and conditions for free expression of will," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/07/15/discussion-eu/
16:46 15.07.13
The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP SCF) National
Platform's Working Group has invited civil society representatives
and parliamentary forces to a public discussion on the negotiations
for an Armenia-EU association agreement and on the expected initialing
of the document.
National Platform's Working Group Coordinator Boris Navazardyan said
that the discussion is aimed at making the process transparent. The
roadmap suggests what kind of agreement it is.
Vladimir Karapetyan, a member of the Armenian National Congress
(ANC) party, is interested in what will follow the initialing of the
agreement by Armenia in Vilnius, this November.
Navasardyan said that signatures must be put to all the pages of
the political section of the agreement. As regards the Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area Agreement, the first and the last pages
are to be signed.
"The initialing shows agreements with the principles, but some
details need to be specified. The ratification process will start
two or three months after agreement is initialed," he said.
Giro Manoyan, a representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D), the problem is not only that the public has
no access to the document, but also that issues of importance have
not been specified - it is the Eurasian Union problem.
"But for the Eurasian Union, all the parliamentary forces would
have originally been for closer relations with the EU, except for
some details. The Eurasian Union - both its principles and details -
is the only problem," he said.
"However, numerous messages from Russia suggest Armenia has to choose.
We think it is undesirable. All the issues must be specified,"
he said. Negotiations with the EU should be continued, and the
Eurasian Union has to give a clear answer to questions about the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Artur Minasyan of the Rule of Law party believes that Armenia's
cooperation with some organizations must not be opposed to its
cooperation with others.
Civil activist Karen Vardanyan believes that Armenia should follow the
'neither...nor' principle. "We must be everywhere without being a full
member anywhere," he said, alluding to Armenia's geographical location.
With respect to the possibility of a referendum, Navasardyan said that
it is an interesting proposal. There is a requirement, however. "Full
information and conditions for free expression of will," he said.
Armenian News - Tert.am