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"ARMENIA WENT TO MOSCOW TO ASK PUTIN TO LET US JOIN THE CUSTOMS UNION, THIS IS HUMILIATING."
September 4 2013
"I consider the statement made during Sargsyan-Putin meeting retarded
and a big mistake",-so expresses his opinion the former Chairman of NA
Foreign Relations Committee, member of newly established ANM initiative
Hovhannes Igityan, in the interview with Aravot.am, commenting on the
statement of joining the Customs Union made by the RA President in
Russia. As per Mr. Igityan "Serzh Sargsyan has repeatedly stated about
initialing to join Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade area between the
EU and Armenia in Vilnius. I still do not know the official view, I
have read the ITAR-TASS news, the form that is introduced by Russia,
I suppose, is in line with reality, Armenia went to Moscow to ask
Putin to allow us to join the Customs Union, afterwards Eurasia,
it is presented in very humiliating form. I do not know the response
of Europe, but I think it is an economic and political mistake." To
our question of what the Customs Union will give Armenia and what
we were deprived of not joining the EU deep and comprehensive free
trade area, Mr. Igityan said that he would not have any progress,
because we did not have a problem of trade with Russia.
"We had a contract with Russia on free interactions and trade, and time
showed that it does not provide us with economic growth, while Russia
is number one investor country for Armenia, and Armenia's only chance
of quick development was the development of economic relations with
the European Union, which failed." To remind you that today during the
joint statement of the RA President Serzh Sargsyan and the President of
the RF Vladimir Putin, the President of Armenia said, -"We discussed
in detail issues related to the Eurasian integration and I confirmed
Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union and participate in the
processes of formation of the Eurasian economic union.". Nelly Babayan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/09/04/156283/
September 4 2013
"I consider the statement made during Sargsyan-Putin meeting retarded
and a big mistake",-so expresses his opinion the former Chairman of NA
Foreign Relations Committee, member of newly established ANM initiative
Hovhannes Igityan, in the interview with Aravot.am, commenting on the
statement of joining the Customs Union made by the RA President in
Russia. As per Mr. Igityan "Serzh Sargsyan has repeatedly stated about
initialing to join Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade area between the
EU and Armenia in Vilnius. I still do not know the official view, I
have read the ITAR-TASS news, the form that is introduced by Russia,
I suppose, is in line with reality, Armenia went to Moscow to ask
Putin to allow us to join the Customs Union, afterwards Eurasia,
it is presented in very humiliating form. I do not know the response
of Europe, but I think it is an economic and political mistake." To
our question of what the Customs Union will give Armenia and what
we were deprived of not joining the EU deep and comprehensive free
trade area, Mr. Igityan said that he would not have any progress,
because we did not have a problem of trade with Russia.
"We had a contract with Russia on free interactions and trade, and time
showed that it does not provide us with economic growth, while Russia
is number one investor country for Armenia, and Armenia's only chance
of quick development was the development of economic relations with
the European Union, which failed." To remind you that today during the
joint statement of the RA President Serzh Sargsyan and the President of
the RF Vladimir Putin, the President of Armenia said, -"We discussed
in detail issues related to the Eurasian integration and I confirmed
Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union and participate in the
processes of formation of the Eurasian economic union.". Nelly Babayan
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/09/04/156283/