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EXPERT: THE BATTLE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST FOR ARMENIA IS DEVELOPING MORE AND MORE
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, September 11, 16:57
The battle between Russia and the West for Armenia is developing
more and more, as the geo-political role of Armenia is growing day
by day, the governance analyst Harutyun Mesropyan said at today's
press conference.
"There is a border issue with the Customs Union, but there is a similar
issue with the European Union (EU), too. We have the Karabakh issue
with the Customs Union, but the same problem exists with the EU,
too. No matter what we say, we need neither one nor the other", - he
said and added that the point is that both documents do not exist;
many questions arise. It is the degree of the loss of Armenia's
sovereignty, he said.
"Armenia is located in a geopolitical center where it may play a
very significant part. They all attach great importance to us, but
we do not attach importance to ourselves; that is why we think about
where we should enter, and this is unacceptable," - the analyst said
and added that "Armenia's geopolitical role increases step by step;
this means we can objectively become a factor. But we toss the docile
submissive status, and become an object.
"It is wrong to join any union. We can become a subject, but by
choosing one union, we become an object," Harutyun Mesropyan said."One
should not forget that the wave of the "Arab war" is gradually coming
closer to Armenia, challenges are growing and if the country is not
strong, it will be simply used in the mayhem", - he said and added
there is no sense to discuss the issue with representatives of the
ruling regime as the latter are indifferent to the destiny of the
country.
To note, as a result of the talks that were held on September 3 in
Moscow between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and
Vladimir Putin, Sargsyan announced that Armenia plans to join the
Customs Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the Eurasian
Economic Union.
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, September 11, 16:57
The battle between Russia and the West for Armenia is developing
more and more, as the geo-political role of Armenia is growing day
by day, the governance analyst Harutyun Mesropyan said at today's
press conference.
"There is a border issue with the Customs Union, but there is a similar
issue with the European Union (EU), too. We have the Karabakh issue
with the Customs Union, but the same problem exists with the EU,
too. No matter what we say, we need neither one nor the other", - he
said and added that the point is that both documents do not exist;
many questions arise. It is the degree of the loss of Armenia's
sovereignty, he said.
"Armenia is located in a geopolitical center where it may play a
very significant part. They all attach great importance to us, but
we do not attach importance to ourselves; that is why we think about
where we should enter, and this is unacceptable," - the analyst said
and added that "Armenia's geopolitical role increases step by step;
this means we can objectively become a factor. But we toss the docile
submissive status, and become an object.
"It is wrong to join any union. We can become a subject, but by
choosing one union, we become an object," Harutyun Mesropyan said."One
should not forget that the wave of the "Arab war" is gradually coming
closer to Armenia, challenges are growing and if the country is not
strong, it will be simply used in the mayhem", - he said and added
there is no sense to discuss the issue with representatives of the
ruling regime as the latter are indifferent to the destiny of the
country.
To note, as a result of the talks that were held on September 3 in
Moscow between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and
Vladimir Putin, Sargsyan announced that Armenia plans to join the
Customs Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the Eurasian
Economic Union.