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PM SARGSYAN: IF WE DO NOT JOIN CUSTOMS UNION, THIS WILL CREATE NEW BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ARMENIA AND RUSSIA
October 18, 2013 | 14:52
YEREVAN. - Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan met with the
participants in the international media forum titled "At the Foot of
Mount Ararat."
To note, the event is held between Thursday and Sunday in capital
city Yerevan.
The PM reflected on the Armenian government's programs and policies,
the Armenian diaspora, and the vision of the Armenian world.
In Sargsyan's words, ensuring security is of great importance for
Armenia.
"I believe it is comprehensible why we decided to join the Customs
Union and integrate into the Eurasian economic space. This enables
[us] to build relations with Russia-our strategic partner and main
investor-on a more fundamental platform, and allows for removing
numerous limiting factors.
"And if we do not join the Customs Union, this will create new
boundaries between the business entities of Armenia and Russia. That
is why a political decision was made that the economic development
of our country must be within the framework of the Customs Union,"
Sargsyan noted.
In the Prime Minister's words, Armenia also has deep and centuries-old
roots with Russia.
To note, following the talks that were held on September 3 in
Moscow between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and
Vladimir Putin, Sargsyan had announced that Armenia plans to join
the Customs Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the
Eurasian Economic Union. Aside from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
likewise are members in the Customs Union. And in response to this
development, the European Union had stated that the signing of the
Armenia-EU Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Area agreement is now doubtful.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
October 18, 2013 | 14:52
YEREVAN. - Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan met with the
participants in the international media forum titled "At the Foot of
Mount Ararat."
To note, the event is held between Thursday and Sunday in capital
city Yerevan.
The PM reflected on the Armenian government's programs and policies,
the Armenian diaspora, and the vision of the Armenian world.
In Sargsyan's words, ensuring security is of great importance for
Armenia.
"I believe it is comprehensible why we decided to join the Customs
Union and integrate into the Eurasian economic space. This enables
[us] to build relations with Russia-our strategic partner and main
investor-on a more fundamental platform, and allows for removing
numerous limiting factors.
"And if we do not join the Customs Union, this will create new
boundaries between the business entities of Armenia and Russia. That
is why a political decision was made that the economic development
of our country must be within the framework of the Customs Union,"
Sargsyan noted.
In the Prime Minister's words, Armenia also has deep and centuries-old
roots with Russia.
To note, following the talks that were held on September 3 in
Moscow between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and
Vladimir Putin, Sargsyan had announced that Armenia plans to join
the Customs Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the
Eurasian Economic Union. Aside from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
likewise are members in the Customs Union. And in response to this
development, the European Union had stated that the signing of the
Armenia-EU Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free
Trade Area agreement is now doubtful.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am