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PUTIN'S VISIT TO BE NEW STIMULUS IN ARMENIA-RUSSIA RELATIONS - OPINION
11:53 ~U 27.11.13
Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Armenia is
expected to give a new stimulus to the bilateral cooperation, according
to Eduard Sharmaznov, a deputy speaker of Armenia's National Assembly.
Speaking to the ArmInfo news agency, Sharmaznov downplayed the
criticism that the Armenian authorities' decision to join the Eurasian
Customs Union was made under pressures by Russia (which offered Armenia
economic advantages, particularly subsidized tariffs for the Russian
gas supply).
"The integration into the Customs Union offers Armenia new
opportunities both economically and in terms of security. And once
security is the issue, a small country like Armenia cannot overcome all
the threats on its own; hence it has to be represented in a security
alliance which, in the given case, is the CSTO [Collective Security
Treaty Organization]," he said.
As for the intensified anti-Russian tensions in Armenia ahead of
the Russian leader's visit, Sharmazanov noted that Armenia, as a
democratic country, allows everyone to have his or her own opinion
on any development.
"But I have to say that anti-Russian opinions are voiced mainly by
marginal political forces," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
11:53 ~U 27.11.13
Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to Armenia is
expected to give a new stimulus to the bilateral cooperation, according
to Eduard Sharmaznov, a deputy speaker of Armenia's National Assembly.
Speaking to the ArmInfo news agency, Sharmaznov downplayed the
criticism that the Armenian authorities' decision to join the Eurasian
Customs Union was made under pressures by Russia (which offered Armenia
economic advantages, particularly subsidized tariffs for the Russian
gas supply).
"The integration into the Customs Union offers Armenia new
opportunities both economically and in terms of security. And once
security is the issue, a small country like Armenia cannot overcome all
the threats on its own; hence it has to be represented in a security
alliance which, in the given case, is the CSTO [Collective Security
Treaty Organization]," he said.
As for the intensified anti-Russian tensions in Armenia ahead of
the Russian leader's visit, Sharmazanov noted that Armenia, as a
democratic country, allows everyone to have his or her own opinion
on any development.
"But I have to say that anti-Russian opinions are voiced mainly by
marginal political forces," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am