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RUSSIA SOUGHT TO PROVE ITS INFLUENCE IN REGION - ARMENIAN MP
19:28 12.09.13
Speaking at a debate on Armenia's accession to the Customs Union,
organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Tevan Poghosyan, a
Heritage parliamentary group member, said that Russia made that step
to prove it still has influence in the region.
"The decision on Armenia's accession to the Customs Union is not
what meets Armenia's national interests. What are our long-term
benefits from joining the Customs Union - adopting Kazakh- Belarussian
traditions?"
Poghosyan is well aware of Armenia's security problems. On the other
hand, it is Armenia that is maintaining the balance of forces in
the region.
"We must stick to the complementary policy so strong that we should
not be afraid of a war for weeks or even months and, at the same time,
develop our science," he said.
"As regards economy, we should preserve our old ties. But we are
interested in improving the quality of Armenian products, aren't we?
Are we to be content with the sale of Armenian wines in the Russian
market?"
Armenia has no analytic centers to estimate the merits and demerits
of agreements with the Customs Union and European Union (EU).
"We do not know if Armenia's initialing the Association Agreement
will produce negative results. Just a few European experts presented
their analyses. We only say, 'Russia has said this, and Europe has
said that.' But Armenia has nothing to say. When we say that Europe
has closed the door, it means a defeatist position. We must have
diplomats that will find the way out of the situation," Poghosyan said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/09/12/tevan-poghosyan/
19:28 12.09.13
Speaking at a debate on Armenia's accession to the Customs Union,
organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Tevan Poghosyan, a
Heritage parliamentary group member, said that Russia made that step
to prove it still has influence in the region.
"The decision on Armenia's accession to the Customs Union is not
what meets Armenia's national interests. What are our long-term
benefits from joining the Customs Union - adopting Kazakh- Belarussian
traditions?"
Poghosyan is well aware of Armenia's security problems. On the other
hand, it is Armenia that is maintaining the balance of forces in
the region.
"We must stick to the complementary policy so strong that we should
not be afraid of a war for weeks or even months and, at the same time,
develop our science," he said.
"As regards economy, we should preserve our old ties. But we are
interested in improving the quality of Armenian products, aren't we?
Are we to be content with the sale of Armenian wines in the Russian
market?"
Armenia has no analytic centers to estimate the merits and demerits
of agreements with the Customs Union and European Union (EU).
"We do not know if Armenia's initialing the Association Agreement
will produce negative results. Just a few European experts presented
their analyses. We only say, 'Russia has said this, and Europe has
said that.' But Armenia has nothing to say. When we say that Europe
has closed the door, it means a defeatist position. We must have
diplomats that will find the way out of the situation," Poghosyan said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/09/12/tevan-poghosyan/