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Georgia is disappointed by the decision of Ukraine, the EU recalls
Armenia's mistakes
November 23 2013
`The EU respects Armenia's sovereign rights on Customs Union
accession,' said Traian Hristea, Head of EU Delegation to Armenia,
today, at the conference on `From Warsaw to Vilnius: at the crossroads
- Armenia and Georgia'. Continuing, he said. `EU will continue
supporting Armenia in the fields that are focused on ensuring human
rights and fundamental freedoms, with regard to which there are some
drawbacks in terms of implementation of legislative initiatives. EU
remains Armenia's cooperating organization, and after Vilnius we will
try to find ways of cooperation that will be consistent with the
directions of Armenia's foreign policy.' The Eastern Partnership
Roadmap 2012-2013 monitoring reports for Armenia and Georgia were
presented. Executive Director of `Transparency International'
Anti-Corruption Center Varuzhan Hoktanyan referred to electoral
standards, `Armenia is among the countries where there is a systemic
corruption, and it was logical that the political corruption will
emerge during the elections. Abuse of administrative resources by the
ruling political force is the main corruption manifestation during
elections. During the last elections in Armenia, we were witnesses of
these manifestations with some variation differences.' OSF-Armenia
Executive Director, Larisa Minasyan, said, `We will try to show that
the defect of democracy and non establishment of institutions give
rise and great opportunity to pressures, and as a result of conceding,
decisions are made, which we witnessed when the direction was such
dramatically changed'. Aravot.am asked the representative of Open
Society-Georgia Foundation, Vano Chkhikvadze, how he assesses
Ukraine's decision of not signing the EU agreement. He replied,
`Viewing from Georgia's standpoint, this is a very disappointing
decision. Ukraine's example may serve a bad example. Russia's pressure
is obvious here. We have no guarantee that Georgia or Moldova would
not be the next. Georgia is the only country in the South Caucasus,
which is still consistent to its decision to go to the EU, which is
pretty hard. As for Armenia's membership to the Customs Union, then
it's your government's decision. But, here, Europeanization of the
region becomes more complicated.'
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/11/23/162686/
Armenia's mistakes
November 23 2013
`The EU respects Armenia's sovereign rights on Customs Union
accession,' said Traian Hristea, Head of EU Delegation to Armenia,
today, at the conference on `From Warsaw to Vilnius: at the crossroads
- Armenia and Georgia'. Continuing, he said. `EU will continue
supporting Armenia in the fields that are focused on ensuring human
rights and fundamental freedoms, with regard to which there are some
drawbacks in terms of implementation of legislative initiatives. EU
remains Armenia's cooperating organization, and after Vilnius we will
try to find ways of cooperation that will be consistent with the
directions of Armenia's foreign policy.' The Eastern Partnership
Roadmap 2012-2013 monitoring reports for Armenia and Georgia were
presented. Executive Director of `Transparency International'
Anti-Corruption Center Varuzhan Hoktanyan referred to electoral
standards, `Armenia is among the countries where there is a systemic
corruption, and it was logical that the political corruption will
emerge during the elections. Abuse of administrative resources by the
ruling political force is the main corruption manifestation during
elections. During the last elections in Armenia, we were witnesses of
these manifestations with some variation differences.' OSF-Armenia
Executive Director, Larisa Minasyan, said, `We will try to show that
the defect of democracy and non establishment of institutions give
rise and great opportunity to pressures, and as a result of conceding,
decisions are made, which we witnessed when the direction was such
dramatically changed'. Aravot.am asked the representative of Open
Society-Georgia Foundation, Vano Chkhikvadze, how he assesses
Ukraine's decision of not signing the EU agreement. He replied,
`Viewing from Georgia's standpoint, this is a very disappointing
decision. Ukraine's example may serve a bad example. Russia's pressure
is obvious here. We have no guarantee that Georgia or Moldova would
not be the next. Georgia is the only country in the South Caucasus,
which is still consistent to its decision to go to the EU, which is
pretty hard. As for Armenia's membership to the Customs Union, then
it's your government's decision. But, here, Europeanization of the
region becomes more complicated.'
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/11/23/162686/