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ARMENIA WILL JOIN THE CUSTOMS UNION LED BY RUSSIA
DIPLOMACY
Armenia announced Tuesday its intention to join the customs union
dominated by Russia, its main ally and supported by Russian President
Vladimir Putin, who is campaigning for an ever closer integration of
the countries of the former Soviet Union project. This announcement
was made during a visit to Moscow Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
"Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed Armenia's decision to
join the Customs Union and to take all necessary measures to that,
then participate in the formation of a Eurasian economic union",
reported Russian news agencies quoted a joint statement signed by
the two leaders.
Customs Union for the time being comprised of Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan, has to Moscow by project lead to a Eurasian Economic Union.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported the decision of Armenia
and assured that Russia would do everything possible to facilitate
this process," it added in the statement.
At the meeting, Putin announced that the railway company RZD Russian
Railways plans to invest 15 billion rubles ($ 341 million) in the
development of Armenian rail network, according to the Interfax
news agency.
He also indicated that the public company Rosatom would cooperate with
Armenian experts to extend until 2026 the operation of the nuclear
power station of this small landlocked country in the Caucasus
duration.
In a speech posted on his site, Serzh Sargsyan for his part said his
"rational decision" since the accession of Armenia to the Organization
of the Collective Security Treaty, a military alliance led by Russia.
"I've said many times that when you are part of a system of military
security, it is impossible and counterproductive to isolate you from
the economic space corresponding to it," he said.
"This decision is not an abandonment of our dialogue with the European
structures," said the Armenian leader. He said that his government
remains committed to implementing the "institutional reforms" sought by
these structures, but there is no mention of the association agreement
with the EU expected.
Russia has stepped up efforts to increase the integration of former
Soviet republics since the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Putin had called in 2005 the explosion of the Soviet Union (1991)
"greatest geopolitical catastrophe" of the twentieth century.
With AFP
Wednesday, September 4, 2013, Ara © armenews.com
DIPLOMACY
Armenia announced Tuesday its intention to join the customs union
dominated by Russia, its main ally and supported by Russian President
Vladimir Putin, who is campaigning for an ever closer integration of
the countries of the former Soviet Union project. This announcement
was made during a visit to Moscow Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
"Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed Armenia's decision to
join the Customs Union and to take all necessary measures to that,
then participate in the formation of a Eurasian economic union",
reported Russian news agencies quoted a joint statement signed by
the two leaders.
Customs Union for the time being comprised of Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan, has to Moscow by project lead to a Eurasian Economic Union.
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has supported the decision of Armenia
and assured that Russia would do everything possible to facilitate
this process," it added in the statement.
At the meeting, Putin announced that the railway company RZD Russian
Railways plans to invest 15 billion rubles ($ 341 million) in the
development of Armenian rail network, according to the Interfax
news agency.
He also indicated that the public company Rosatom would cooperate with
Armenian experts to extend until 2026 the operation of the nuclear
power station of this small landlocked country in the Caucasus
duration.
In a speech posted on his site, Serzh Sargsyan for his part said his
"rational decision" since the accession of Armenia to the Organization
of the Collective Security Treaty, a military alliance led by Russia.
"I've said many times that when you are part of a system of military
security, it is impossible and counterproductive to isolate you from
the economic space corresponding to it," he said.
"This decision is not an abandonment of our dialogue with the European
structures," said the Armenian leader. He said that his government
remains committed to implementing the "institutional reforms" sought by
these structures, but there is no mention of the association agreement
with the EU expected.
Russia has stepped up efforts to increase the integration of former
Soviet republics since the collapse of the USSR in 1991.
Putin had called in 2005 the explosion of the Soviet Union (1991)
"greatest geopolitical catastrophe" of the twentieth century.
With AFP
Wednesday, September 4, 2013, Ara © armenews.com