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TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIP IN CU IS A GAME TO "SUPPRESS" EU: ORIENTALIST
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13:44, 31 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS: The suggestion of the President of
Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev about Turkey's entrance to the Customs
Union is a game to "suppress" the European Union. The Director of the
Institute of Oriental Studies under the National Academy of Sciences
of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan stated about it at the
press conference on October 31.
"There is a comment that it was Nazarbayev's "game" as well. We
cannot consider this step realistic at this stage as there are no
real prerequisites for that. The Turkey's "game" is connected with
the suspension of the negotiations process with the European Union",
- said Safrastyan, Armenpress reports.
According to the orientalist, the EU's discontent and the suspension
of the negotiations process due to the antidemocratic policy led by
the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the connection
with the Gezi Park issue became the reason for Turkey to "suppress"
EU via the "blackmail" to join the Customs Union.
"The process of Turkey's entrance to the CU will not deepen that
much to become a real process", - said the Director of the Institute
of Oriental Studies under the National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan.
On October 25 the Customs Union countries supported Armenia's and
Kyrgyzstan's decision to join the organization. The President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated this at the course of
the press conference dedicated to the results of the session of the
Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. Among other things the President
of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin underscored: "We support the
intention of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join our integration project.
We have also come to a conclusion to establish a working group, which
must prepare the relevant "road map" within the shortest period of
time." At the same meeting the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev announced about Turkey's entrance to the Union.
In the result of the negotiations on September 3, 2013 in Moscow the
Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin confirmed the aim of
the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation in the direction
of further development of economic integration processes in the
Eurasian territory. In that context the President of the Republic of
Armenia Serzh Sargsyan announced about the Armenia's decision to join
the Customs Union and the necessity of implementation corresponding
steps for that aim and in future about participating in formation of
the Eurasian economic union. The President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin expressed his support to the abovementioned decision
of Armenia and informed about the readiness of the Russian side to
support the process. Serzh Sargsyan noted that this decision is not
refusal from dialogue with European organizations.
Earlier it was intended that Yerevan will sign the Association and
Free Trade Zone Agreement with the European Union in Vilnius. The
Eastern Partnership summit will be held on November 28-29 in Vilnius,
during which the signing (or pre-signing) of the Association Agreement
with some Eastern Partnership countries is expected.
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/738429/turkey%E2%80%99s-membership-in-cu-is-a-game-to-%E2%80%9Csuppress%E2%80%9D-eu-orientalist.html
13:44, 31 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, ARMENPRESS: The suggestion of the President of
Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev about Turkey's entrance to the Customs
Union is a game to "suppress" the European Union. The Director of the
Institute of Oriental Studies under the National Academy of Sciences
of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan stated about it at the
press conference on October 31.
"There is a comment that it was Nazarbayev's "game" as well. We
cannot consider this step realistic at this stage as there are no
real prerequisites for that. The Turkey's "game" is connected with
the suspension of the negotiations process with the European Union",
- said Safrastyan, Armenpress reports.
According to the orientalist, the EU's discontent and the suspension
of the negotiations process due to the antidemocratic policy led by
the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the connection
with the Gezi Park issue became the reason for Turkey to "suppress"
EU via the "blackmail" to join the Customs Union.
"The process of Turkey's entrance to the CU will not deepen that
much to become a real process", - said the Director of the Institute
of Oriental Studies under the National Academy of Sciences of the
Republic of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan.
On October 25 the Customs Union countries supported Armenia's and
Kyrgyzstan's decision to join the organization. The President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated this at the course of
the press conference dedicated to the results of the session of the
Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. Among other things the President
of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin underscored: "We support the
intention of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan to join our integration project.
We have also come to a conclusion to establish a working group, which
must prepare the relevant "road map" within the shortest period of
time." At the same meeting the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev announced about Turkey's entrance to the Union.
In the result of the negotiations on September 3, 2013 in Moscow the
Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin confirmed the aim of
the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation in the direction
of further development of economic integration processes in the
Eurasian territory. In that context the President of the Republic of
Armenia Serzh Sargsyan announced about the Armenia's decision to join
the Customs Union and the necessity of implementation corresponding
steps for that aim and in future about participating in formation of
the Eurasian economic union. The President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin expressed his support to the abovementioned decision
of Armenia and informed about the readiness of the Russian side to
support the process. Serzh Sargsyan noted that this decision is not
refusal from dialogue with European organizations.
Earlier it was intended that Yerevan will sign the Association and
Free Trade Zone Agreement with the European Union in Vilnius. The
Eastern Partnership summit will be held on November 28-29 in Vilnius,
during which the signing (or pre-signing) of the Association Agreement
with some Eastern Partnership countries is expected.