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POLISH MINISTRY PRESS STATEMENT: WHAT DID FOREIGN MINISTER SAY IN WARSAW?
September 18, 2013 - 14:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
to Poland and seemingly protocolary reports of the two country's
ministerial press services gave rise to harsh criticism of the Armenian
official. The stir was caused by a small yet significant difference
between the Armenian and Polish versions of press releases covering the
meeting of Nalbandian with his Polish counterpart RadosÅ~Baw Sikorski.
Thus, according to the Armenian Foreign Ministry statement, prospects
of further cooperation with the EU were discussed. As Nalbandian noted
in this context, Armenia is ready to develop close ties with the EU
"but not to the detriment and at the expense of our allied relations
with Russia."
"This is the context Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union
should be viewed in," Nalbandian said.
However, Polish Foreign Ministry's press service interpreted
Nalbandian's statement in the following manner: "during his visit to
Warsaw, Mr Edward Nalbandian noted that his country wants to deepen
its cooperation with the EU as much as possible, but "it cannot be
directed against Russian interests." He added that Armenia and Russia
are bound by a military alliance and a privileged economic cooperation,
especially concerning energy, which justifies the declaration made
in Moscow by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Armenia's accession
to the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union."
However, the Polish Foreign Ministry website soon posted a corrected
version of the statement: " Nalbandian noted that his country wants
to deepen its cooperation with the EU as much as possible, but "it
cannot be at the expense of our allied relations with Russia"."
What is it exactly that Nalbandian said in Warsaw? Was it that the
EU-Armenian ties should not be developed at the expense of relations
with Russia? Or was it that Russia will be the one to dictate the level
of Armenia's cooperation with the EU? What is that the two ministries'
press services failed to agree about in when readying statements?
Those questions will probably never be answered.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/170124/Polish_Ministry_press_statement_what_did_Foreign_M inister_say_in_Warsaw
From: Baghdasarian
September 18, 2013 - 14:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The visit of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
to Poland and seemingly protocolary reports of the two country's
ministerial press services gave rise to harsh criticism of the Armenian
official. The stir was caused by a small yet significant difference
between the Armenian and Polish versions of press releases covering the
meeting of Nalbandian with his Polish counterpart RadosÅ~Baw Sikorski.
Thus, according to the Armenian Foreign Ministry statement, prospects
of further cooperation with the EU were discussed. As Nalbandian noted
in this context, Armenia is ready to develop close ties with the EU
"but not to the detriment and at the expense of our allied relations
with Russia."
"This is the context Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union
should be viewed in," Nalbandian said.
However, Polish Foreign Ministry's press service interpreted
Nalbandian's statement in the following manner: "during his visit to
Warsaw, Mr Edward Nalbandian noted that his country wants to deepen
its cooperation with the EU as much as possible, but "it cannot be
directed against Russian interests." He added that Armenia and Russia
are bound by a military alliance and a privileged economic cooperation,
especially concerning energy, which justifies the declaration made
in Moscow by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Armenia's accession
to the Russia-Kazakhstan-Belarus Customs Union."
However, the Polish Foreign Ministry website soon posted a corrected
version of the statement: " Nalbandian noted that his country wants
to deepen its cooperation with the EU as much as possible, but "it
cannot be at the expense of our allied relations with Russia"."
What is it exactly that Nalbandian said in Warsaw? Was it that the
EU-Armenian ties should not be developed at the expense of relations
with Russia? Or was it that Russia will be the one to dictate the level
of Armenia's cooperation with the EU? What is that the two ministries'
press services failed to agree about in when readying statements?
Those questions will probably never be answered.
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/170124/Polish_Ministry_press_statement_what_did_Foreign_M inister_say_in_Warsaw
From: Baghdasarian