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ARMENIA'S DECISION TO JOIN CUSTOMS UNION NOT SECRET TO EU - NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SEC
14:57 06.09.13
Secretary the National Security Council of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan
told journalists on Friday that Armenia's decision to join the Customs
Union was not a secret and Armenia's European partners were informed.
Baghdasaryan reported detailed information on Armenia's exports to
European and to the Customs Union - the latter exceed the former. He
also pointed out that 2.5 million Armenians are residing in Armenia.
The most important is Russia's role in Armenia's national security,
Baghdasaryan added.
"We should take a comprehensive view of the problem. Consolidating
our security is in our country's interests, and Russia assumed
great responsibility for that. We need to diversify our economy,
and Moscow assumes this responsibility under the document. Concrete
large-scale programs will be implemented and relevant agreements have
been reached," he said.
Armenia should try to continue its political cooperation with the
European Union (EU) and adopt European values. "We should translate
association into reality. Further negotiations will show the rest,"
Baghdasaryan said.
"I can officially state that our European partners were informed. It
was not a secret," he said.
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan submitted the two documents signed
in Moscow to the Council's meeting on Thursday.
"That was not the first discussion. We used to discuss Armenian-Russian
relations, prospects of cooperation with the EU and any other
international problems. The press was regularly informed," Baghdasaryan
said.
Not having a common border with the Customs Union is not an obstacle
for Armenia. There are precedents in international practice.
"We pay for crossing the border and we will have to pay if we join
the EU. We go through Georgia and will have to pay just as we have
so far done," Baghdasaryan said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
14:57 06.09.13
Secretary the National Security Council of Armenia Artur Baghdasaryan
told journalists on Friday that Armenia's decision to join the Customs
Union was not a secret and Armenia's European partners were informed.
Baghdasaryan reported detailed information on Armenia's exports to
European and to the Customs Union - the latter exceed the former. He
also pointed out that 2.5 million Armenians are residing in Armenia.
The most important is Russia's role in Armenia's national security,
Baghdasaryan added.
"We should take a comprehensive view of the problem. Consolidating
our security is in our country's interests, and Russia assumed
great responsibility for that. We need to diversify our economy,
and Moscow assumes this responsibility under the document. Concrete
large-scale programs will be implemented and relevant agreements have
been reached," he said.
Armenia should try to continue its political cooperation with the
European Union (EU) and adopt European values. "We should translate
association into reality. Further negotiations will show the rest,"
Baghdasaryan said.
"I can officially state that our European partners were informed. It
was not a secret," he said.
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan submitted the two documents signed
in Moscow to the Council's meeting on Thursday.
"That was not the first discussion. We used to discuss Armenian-Russian
relations, prospects of cooperation with the EU and any other
international problems. The press was regularly informed," Baghdasaryan
said.
Not having a common border with the Customs Union is not an obstacle
for Armenia. There are precedents in international practice.
"We pay for crossing the border and we will have to pay if we join
the EU. We go through Georgia and will have to pay just as we have
so far done," Baghdasaryan said.
Armenian News - Tert.am