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Ruben Mehrabyan about Serzh Sargsyan's speech. `We should not make a
fool of Europe'
October 5 2013
During his speech in the PACE plenary session in autumn, the RA
President Serzh Sargsyan, referring to the issue of civilization
choice of the European Union's Eastern Partnership countries,
announced that we are not ready to consider the issue in that
dimension, and detailed, `From the outset of the Eastern Partnership
initiative and even before, we have stated and continue to state that
we aspire to have the closest possible and widest possible relations
with the EU, and to be close to the EU. This policy will not be
terminated. As is known, Armenia has a close allied relationship with
Russia. Armenia is not building new relationships at the expense of
the relationship with her strategic ally; in the same vein, we will
not build relationships with other partner, which might be aimed
against our other partners. We will continue to develop in parallel
relationships and interests with our key partners.' Aravot.am inquired
from Ruben Mehrabyan, political scientist, expert of `Political and
International Studies', whether the RA President's view was convincing
and whether it would be possible to maintain this political line under
this created situation. Mr. Mehrabyan responded, `The words that were
said by Serzh Sargsyan at PACE was within the so-called circumference
of September 3 statement. To wish to have closer relations with
Europe, its scope is a bit abstract, especially when it says that it
should not build relationship with one partner at the expense of the
other. Here, there is a lack of sincerity, too. Armenian-Russian
relations are not only at the expense of the relations of
Armenia-West, but also at the expense of interest of Armenia.
Moreover, everything is called to serve for these relationships in
brackets, these unhealthy relationships.' To our question whether it
is also possible that Europe has noticed this lack of sincerity, Mr.
Mehrabyan responded, `We should not make fool of the Europe. There are
almost no fools in Europe, and I do not think that Serzh Sargsyan was
unaware of it, and was trying to make fool of the Europeans. Simply,
he said as much as he could tell based on the accident, which took
place on September 3.'
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/05/161907/
From: Baghdasarian
fool of Europe'
October 5 2013
During his speech in the PACE plenary session in autumn, the RA
President Serzh Sargsyan, referring to the issue of civilization
choice of the European Union's Eastern Partnership countries,
announced that we are not ready to consider the issue in that
dimension, and detailed, `From the outset of the Eastern Partnership
initiative and even before, we have stated and continue to state that
we aspire to have the closest possible and widest possible relations
with the EU, and to be close to the EU. This policy will not be
terminated. As is known, Armenia has a close allied relationship with
Russia. Armenia is not building new relationships at the expense of
the relationship with her strategic ally; in the same vein, we will
not build relationships with other partner, which might be aimed
against our other partners. We will continue to develop in parallel
relationships and interests with our key partners.' Aravot.am inquired
from Ruben Mehrabyan, political scientist, expert of `Political and
International Studies', whether the RA President's view was convincing
and whether it would be possible to maintain this political line under
this created situation. Mr. Mehrabyan responded, `The words that were
said by Serzh Sargsyan at PACE was within the so-called circumference
of September 3 statement. To wish to have closer relations with
Europe, its scope is a bit abstract, especially when it says that it
should not build relationship with one partner at the expense of the
other. Here, there is a lack of sincerity, too. Armenian-Russian
relations are not only at the expense of the relations of
Armenia-West, but also at the expense of interest of Armenia.
Moreover, everything is called to serve for these relationships in
brackets, these unhealthy relationships.' To our question whether it
is also possible that Europe has noticed this lack of sincerity, Mr.
Mehrabyan responded, `We should not make fool of the Europe. There are
almost no fools in Europe, and I do not think that Serzh Sargsyan was
unaware of it, and was trying to make fool of the Europeans. Simply,
he said as much as he could tell based on the accident, which took
place on September 3.'
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/05/161907/
From: Baghdasarian