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ARMENIA WAS PREPARING TO MAKE MOVE WITHIN COMPLEMENTARITY POLICY - ANALYST
November 28, 2013 | 16:40
YEREVAN. - Armenia neither lost nor gained anything by not signing
the EU Association Agreement.
Caucasus Institute Director and political scientist Alexander
Iskandaryan noted the aforesaid at a press conference on Thursday.
Iskandaryan commented on the EU Eastern Partnership Summit that kicked
off Thursday in Lithuania's capital city Vilnius.
"Armenia was preparing to make a move within the framework of the
policy of complementarity, which has become its standard: [that is,]
'we [i.e., Armenia] will remain in this format but also gain the other
[format].' But the 'other' could not be gained," the analyst noted.
In his words, Armenia has already signed the agreement on EU visa
facilitation and readmission, and therefore it is quite realistic
that the next round of talks will begin and the final phase of these
talks will be the lifting of visas between Armenia and the EU.
"Europe, too, has lost nothing. This was a project, within the
framework of which was raised the form of Europe's cooperation with
the four countries [namely, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia].
[But] as of today, this will reflect [solely] on two countries:
Moldova and Georgia," Alexander Iskandaryan stressed.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
November 28, 2013 | 16:40
YEREVAN. - Armenia neither lost nor gained anything by not signing
the EU Association Agreement.
Caucasus Institute Director and political scientist Alexander
Iskandaryan noted the aforesaid at a press conference on Thursday.
Iskandaryan commented on the EU Eastern Partnership Summit that kicked
off Thursday in Lithuania's capital city Vilnius.
"Armenia was preparing to make a move within the framework of the
policy of complementarity, which has become its standard: [that is,]
'we [i.e., Armenia] will remain in this format but also gain the other
[format].' But the 'other' could not be gained," the analyst noted.
In his words, Armenia has already signed the agreement on EU visa
facilitation and readmission, and therefore it is quite realistic
that the next round of talks will begin and the final phase of these
talks will be the lifting of visas between Armenia and the EU.
"Europe, too, has lost nothing. This was a project, within the
framework of which was raised the form of Europe's cooperation with
the four countries [namely, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia].
[But] as of today, this will reflect [solely] on two countries:
Moldova and Georgia," Alexander Iskandaryan stressed.
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