Tweet
ARMENIA HAS THROWN PUTIN AS NAUGHTY DOG, RETURNING TO SIGNING OF AN ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT WITH EU
Azerbaijan Business Center
Sept 5 2013
Baku , Fineko/abc.az. No sooner had President Serzh Sargsyan to return
from Moscow to Yerevan, as his administration announced: despite the
promises made to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Armenia is going to
initial an Association Agreement with the EU in Vilnius this November.
Of course, as a naughty dog, Armenia accompanied this statement with
tons of verbal garbage and conditions that no one will implement
knowingly.
"The initialing of the Association Agreement with the EU within the
framework of Vilnius summit "Eastern Partnership" still remains
in our political agenda," stated yesterday Armenian Presidential
Administration's head Vigen Sarkisyan.
He does not see contradictions between the plans to sign the agreement
and to join the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
"Of course, we know the view and approach that membership in the
Customs Union can be an obstacle to agreement on the formation of a
free and comprehensive free trade area with the EU. Armenia's position
is well known: we've always believed that one should try to reconcile
these positions. In case it is impossible, we'll take out of this
agreement the most important thing that was in the European direction,"
Sarkisyan said, by referring to the main thing the reforms aimed at
the social, political modernization and strengthening of the system
of government.
Immediately after the declaration of plans on joining the Customs Union
by Yerevan Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkyavichus
said that this makes it impossible the free trade between the EU and
Armenia. Now we need to wait for Lithuania's statement as the summit
host party whether it is possible to sign an association agreement
"by half".
Armenia's projected appeals to Azerbaijan's experience (such borrowings
are traditional for the Armenian mentality), which brought the issue
of free trade beyond the frames of negotiations on an association
agreement with the EU, will not work. Azerbaijan, not being a member
of the World Trade Organization, simply does not have legal basis
for negotiations about free trade with the EU.
Whatever it was the Armenia's statements made for a couple of days show
everybody from Lisbon to Vladivostok, why the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not resolved by negotiations, which
are conducted with the support of international mediators. Only
inconsistent and "naughty" position of Armenia's should be blamed
for that.
Azerbaijan Business Center
Sept 5 2013
Baku , Fineko/abc.az. No sooner had President Serzh Sargsyan to return
from Moscow to Yerevan, as his administration announced: despite the
promises made to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Armenia is going to
initial an Association Agreement with the EU in Vilnius this November.
Of course, as a naughty dog, Armenia accompanied this statement with
tons of verbal garbage and conditions that no one will implement
knowingly.
"The initialing of the Association Agreement with the EU within the
framework of Vilnius summit "Eastern Partnership" still remains
in our political agenda," stated yesterday Armenian Presidential
Administration's head Vigen Sarkisyan.
He does not see contradictions between the plans to sign the agreement
and to join the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
"Of course, we know the view and approach that membership in the
Customs Union can be an obstacle to agreement on the formation of a
free and comprehensive free trade area with the EU. Armenia's position
is well known: we've always believed that one should try to reconcile
these positions. In case it is impossible, we'll take out of this
agreement the most important thing that was in the European direction,"
Sarkisyan said, by referring to the main thing the reforms aimed at
the social, political modernization and strengthening of the system
of government.
Immediately after the declaration of plans on joining the Customs Union
by Yerevan Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkyavichus
said that this makes it impossible the free trade between the EU and
Armenia. Now we need to wait for Lithuania's statement as the summit
host party whether it is possible to sign an association agreement
"by half".
Armenia's projected appeals to Azerbaijan's experience (such borrowings
are traditional for the Armenian mentality), which brought the issue
of free trade beyond the frames of negotiations on an association
agreement with the EU, will not work. Azerbaijan, not being a member
of the World Trade Organization, simply does not have legal basis
for negotiations about free trade with the EU.
Whatever it was the Armenia's statements made for a couple of days show
everybody from Lisbon to Vladivostok, why the Armenian-Azerbaijani
Nagorno Karabakh conflict is not resolved by negotiations, which
are conducted with the support of international mediators. Only
inconsistent and "naughty" position of Armenia's should be blamed
for that.