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ARMENIAN ANALYST LINKS PREMIER'S RESIGNATION TO POLITICAL U-TURN
22:02 * 04.04.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the chairman of the Armenian Union of
Political Analysts said he strongly believes that the president's
September 3 landmark statement on joining the Eurasian Customs Union
is the major reason behind PM Tigran Sargsyan's resignation.
According to Hmayak Hovhannisyan, any major U-turn on a country's
political agenda is certain to cause the cabinet to step down.
"By and large, when a country faces a complete change of a foreign
policy line, the cabinet resigns, because that cabinet is the team
which implements the policies it believes in. Tigran Sargsyan's
cabinet was negotiating with the EU for three to five years to
agree over the Association Agreement package, but after last year's
September 3 statement announcing a new policy line, which is aimed
at membership in the Customs Union and Eurasian integration, the
government had to trample on what it preached. Tigran Sargsyan's last
attempt was the proposal to the EU, which he made a few days before
his resignation. That is, the statement that Armenia, like Ukraine,
is ready to sign the political part of the EU agreement, because
the economic part could not be clearly signed due to the intention
to join the CU. And in response to the bid, Tigran Sargsyan faced a
clear pressure in the person of EU officials who said Armenia is going
to become a member of the CU, as opposed to Ukraine," said the expert.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
22:02 * 04.04.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the chairman of the Armenian Union of
Political Analysts said he strongly believes that the president's
September 3 landmark statement on joining the Eurasian Customs Union
is the major reason behind PM Tigran Sargsyan's resignation.
According to Hmayak Hovhannisyan, any major U-turn on a country's
political agenda is certain to cause the cabinet to step down.
"By and large, when a country faces a complete change of a foreign
policy line, the cabinet resigns, because that cabinet is the team
which implements the policies it believes in. Tigran Sargsyan's
cabinet was negotiating with the EU for three to five years to
agree over the Association Agreement package, but after last year's
September 3 statement announcing a new policy line, which is aimed
at membership in the Customs Union and Eurasian integration, the
government had to trample on what it preached. Tigran Sargsyan's last
attempt was the proposal to the EU, which he made a few days before
his resignation. That is, the statement that Armenia, like Ukraine,
is ready to sign the political part of the EU agreement, because
the economic part could not be clearly signed due to the intention
to join the CU. And in response to the bid, Tigran Sargsyan faced a
clear pressure in the person of EU officials who said Armenia is going
to become a member of the CU, as opposed to Ukraine," said the expert.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian