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DIPLOMAT: ARMENIA SHOULD GAIN MAXIMUM PROFIT FROM ALL INTEGRATION PROJECTS OFFERED BY GLOBAL PLAYERS
ARMINFO
Wednesday, March 27, 21:43
Armenia should gain maximum profit from all the integration projects
offered by the global force centers, be it Russia or the European
Union, Arman Navasardyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
head of diplomat.am project, said at today's public debates on the
topic "The European Union vs. the Eurasian Union: Armenia's choice"
held at the Caucasus Institute.
He said that when independence was being established, the Armenian
diplomacy failed to cope with a number of vital problems: it was ousted
from numerous regional projects, and the situation aggravated even more
by the transport and economic blockade imposed on Armenia by Turkey and
Azerbaijan. "For further development our country should participate in
all possible projects. And in this context, both European integration
and participation in the projects initiated by Russia are a good
opportunity for Armenia to solve its vital problems", he said.
He added that Armenian diplomacy can and must compare the both foreign
political vectors in its own interests and should conduct a flexible
policy.
Hayk Babukhanyan, MP, Head of the Constitutional Law Party and member
of the parliament faction of the Republican Party of Armenia, said that
though he shares the opinion that Armenia should combine the specified
two foreign political lines, nevertheless, Russia is the strategic
partner of Armenia in terms of system of values, geographic proximity,
military and political security, as well as diplomatic support.
To note, the debates were organized by the Caucasus Institute with
support from and in cooperation with the South Caucasus Regional
Bureau of the Heinrich Boll Foundation.
ARMINFO
Wednesday, March 27, 21:43
Armenia should gain maximum profit from all the integration projects
offered by the global force centers, be it Russia or the European
Union, Arman Navasardyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
head of diplomat.am project, said at today's public debates on the
topic "The European Union vs. the Eurasian Union: Armenia's choice"
held at the Caucasus Institute.
He said that when independence was being established, the Armenian
diplomacy failed to cope with a number of vital problems: it was ousted
from numerous regional projects, and the situation aggravated even more
by the transport and economic blockade imposed on Armenia by Turkey and
Azerbaijan. "For further development our country should participate in
all possible projects. And in this context, both European integration
and participation in the projects initiated by Russia are a good
opportunity for Armenia to solve its vital problems", he said.
He added that Armenian diplomacy can and must compare the both foreign
political vectors in its own interests and should conduct a flexible
policy.
Hayk Babukhanyan, MP, Head of the Constitutional Law Party and member
of the parliament faction of the Republican Party of Armenia, said that
though he shares the opinion that Armenia should combine the specified
two foreign political lines, nevertheless, Russia is the strategic
partner of Armenia in terms of system of values, geographic proximity,
military and political security, as well as diplomatic support.
To note, the debates were organized by the Caucasus Institute with
support from and in cooperation with the South Caucasus Regional
Bureau of the Heinrich Boll Foundation.