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ARFD ABOUT THE CUSTOMS UNION: ANY INTEGRATION PROJECT SHOULD GIVE STRICT GUARANTEES TO SECURITY OF ARMENIA AND NAGORNYY KARABAKH
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, September 4, 17:54
The decision of Armenia to join the Customs Union was a turning as well
as responsible solution, the statement by the ARFD says. It also says
that one could suppose that at a certain moment Armenia would join
the integration project initiated by our strategic partner. But the
point is that the Armenian community and political forces were not
informed about the current processes in time. Moreover, for a long
period of time they used to say about the impossibility of joining
the Customs Union because of absence of the common border, and they
were negotiating only for joining DCFTA with the EU.
"We may suppose that the reason of such a sudden decision by president
of Armenia were security problems of Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh.
Any integration project should give strict guarantees to security
of Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh and their development. The problem
of joining Customs Union should be also watched in this context", -
the statement says.
At the same time, ARFD thinks that the decision on joining the
Customs Union should not become an obstacle on the way of the European
integration. Moreover, the decision adopted in Moscow cannot remove
from the agenda the necessity of making system reforms in Armenia.
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, September 4, 17:54
The decision of Armenia to join the Customs Union was a turning as well
as responsible solution, the statement by the ARFD says. It also says
that one could suppose that at a certain moment Armenia would join
the integration project initiated by our strategic partner. But the
point is that the Armenian community and political forces were not
informed about the current processes in time. Moreover, for a long
period of time they used to say about the impossibility of joining
the Customs Union because of absence of the common border, and they
were negotiating only for joining DCFTA with the EU.
"We may suppose that the reason of such a sudden decision by president
of Armenia were security problems of Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh.
Any integration project should give strict guarantees to security
of Armenia and Nagornyy Karabakh and their development. The problem
of joining Customs Union should be also watched in this context", -
the statement says.
At the same time, ARFD thinks that the decision on joining the
Customs Union should not become an obstacle on the way of the European
integration. Moreover, the decision adopted in Moscow cannot remove
from the agenda the necessity of making system reforms in Armenia.