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KAZAKHASTAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST: IT WILL BE HARD FOR ARMENIA TO TRADE WITH KAZAKHSTAN WITHIN CUSTOMS UNION
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Thursday, September 5, 17:23
Armenia's Custom Union membership is quite doubtful. The latest
statement of the Armenian president might pursue just political goals,
says Rasul Zhumali, a Kazakh political scientist, total.kz reported.
Zhumali thinks Armenia will face many challenges in implementing
such plans.
Trade turnover of Kazakhstan and Armenia remains modest, though
a Caucasian country would be interested in import of oil, gas and
metals of Kazakhstan and Russia. However, export of raw materials is
possible just hypothetically, the political scientist said.
"Armenia is in a certain economic semi-blockade. It has rather tense
relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Apparently, Sargsyan would like
to get out of that blockade. His statement bears little relation to
economic and customs procedures. The country has no common borders
with the other members of the Customs Union, which may impede the
process. How will they be transporting goods via the territories of
third countries? Implementation of that idea remains doubtful.
Actually, Sargsyan wanted to favor Vladimir Putin, who tries to
increase the number of the Union's member by means of carrot and
stick," Zhumali says.
According to him, the power in Armenia belongs to the parliament
rather than the president. Influence of public-sector organizations
is growing in Armenia and they are opposing the decision to join the
Customs Union.
"That country is now quite closely cooperating with the European
Union. It is absolutely unclear how Armenia is going to sit on two
chairs at once," Rasul Zhumali says.
On September 3 in Moscow, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan confirmed
Armenia's intention to join the Customs Union and the process of the
formation of the Eurasian Union. Vladimir Putin supported Sargsyan's
decision and promised to contribute to Yerevan's accession to the
Customs Union in every possible way.
The Customs Union has been created within the Eurasian economic space
for trade and economic integration of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Thursday, September 5, 17:23
Armenia's Custom Union membership is quite doubtful. The latest
statement of the Armenian president might pursue just political goals,
says Rasul Zhumali, a Kazakh political scientist, total.kz reported.
Zhumali thinks Armenia will face many challenges in implementing
such plans.
Trade turnover of Kazakhstan and Armenia remains modest, though
a Caucasian country would be interested in import of oil, gas and
metals of Kazakhstan and Russia. However, export of raw materials is
possible just hypothetically, the political scientist said.
"Armenia is in a certain economic semi-blockade. It has rather tense
relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Apparently, Sargsyan would like
to get out of that blockade. His statement bears little relation to
economic and customs procedures. The country has no common borders
with the other members of the Customs Union, which may impede the
process. How will they be transporting goods via the territories of
third countries? Implementation of that idea remains doubtful.
Actually, Sargsyan wanted to favor Vladimir Putin, who tries to
increase the number of the Union's member by means of carrot and
stick," Zhumali says.
According to him, the power in Armenia belongs to the parliament
rather than the president. Influence of public-sector organizations
is growing in Armenia and they are opposing the decision to join the
Customs Union.
"That country is now quite closely cooperating with the European
Union. It is absolutely unclear how Armenia is going to sit on two
chairs at once," Rasul Zhumali says.
On September 3 in Moscow, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan confirmed
Armenia's intention to join the Customs Union and the process of the
formation of the Eurasian Union. Vladimir Putin supported Sargsyan's
decision and promised to contribute to Yerevan's accession to the
Customs Union in every possible way.
The Customs Union has been created within the Eurasian economic space
for trade and economic integration of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
on the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin.