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SERZH SARGSYAN'S DESPERATE CALL TO NAZARBAYEV
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Comments - 10 December 2014, 22:11
On December 10 Serzh Sargsyan telephoned the president of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev. A few days earlier he had telephoned
the president of Belarus Lukashenko. The focus of the telephone
conversations was apparently ratification of the agreement on Armenia's
membership to the Eurasian Union in the parliaments of those countries.
On December 10 the agreement on Armenia's membership was ratified by
the Russian Duma. Serzh Sargsyan is anxious to have the agreement
on Armenia's membership ratified by the parliaments of Belarus and
Kazakhstan by January 1.
Otherwise, after January 1 the membership of Armenia will continue
to hang up in the air as it was over the past one year and a half.
The deputy minister of foreign affairs of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan
has confessed on one occasion that Belarus and Kazakhstan are not happy
with the membership of Armenia to the Eurasian Union. In addition,
both Belarus and Kazakhstan have explained their reluctance by the
issue of Artsakh, not wishing to upset Ilham Aliyev.
With their comments for every stage of membership of Armenia Minsk
and Astana actually resolved their problems with Russia. It is not
ruled out that they will try to do the same now, especially that
the economic conjuncture among the three founding members of the
Eurasian Economic Union is too bad, trade relations between Russia,
Belarus and Kazakhstan are tense. Moscow accuses Minsk and Astana
for transit of sanctioned EU products.
Recently the president of Belarus Lukashenko has announced about his
decision to restore BCPs at the border with Russia and to check cargo.
Hence, Minsk and Astana may again trade Armenia's membership for
their problems with Russia.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan could have another important reason to
telephone Nursultan Nazarbayev. The point is that besides the
ratification of the membership agreement by the Russian Duma
the Russian foreign minister Lavrov made a dangerous statement on
December 10. He said the issue of joining of EEU members to Russia's
countersanctions against Russia may occur in the future.
It is possible that Serzh Sargsyan asked Nazabayev's thoughts on this.
This is very important for Armenia because Armenia lacks the necessary
level of sovereignty and may only rely on Nazarbayev's and Lukashenko's
resistance in tackling with Russia's requirement.
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Lragir.am
Comments - 10 December 2014, 22:11
On December 10 Serzh Sargsyan telephoned the president of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev. A few days earlier he had telephoned
the president of Belarus Lukashenko. The focus of the telephone
conversations was apparently ratification of the agreement on Armenia's
membership to the Eurasian Union in the parliaments of those countries.
On December 10 the agreement on Armenia's membership was ratified by
the Russian Duma. Serzh Sargsyan is anxious to have the agreement
on Armenia's membership ratified by the parliaments of Belarus and
Kazakhstan by January 1.
Otherwise, after January 1 the membership of Armenia will continue
to hang up in the air as it was over the past one year and a half.
The deputy minister of foreign affairs of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan
has confessed on one occasion that Belarus and Kazakhstan are not happy
with the membership of Armenia to the Eurasian Union. In addition,
both Belarus and Kazakhstan have explained their reluctance by the
issue of Artsakh, not wishing to upset Ilham Aliyev.
With their comments for every stage of membership of Armenia Minsk
and Astana actually resolved their problems with Russia. It is not
ruled out that they will try to do the same now, especially that
the economic conjuncture among the three founding members of the
Eurasian Economic Union is too bad, trade relations between Russia,
Belarus and Kazakhstan are tense. Moscow accuses Minsk and Astana
for transit of sanctioned EU products.
Recently the president of Belarus Lukashenko has announced about his
decision to restore BCPs at the border with Russia and to check cargo.
Hence, Minsk and Astana may again trade Armenia's membership for
their problems with Russia.
Besides, Serzh Sargsyan could have another important reason to
telephone Nursultan Nazarbayev. The point is that besides the
ratification of the membership agreement by the Russian Duma
the Russian foreign minister Lavrov made a dangerous statement on
December 10. He said the issue of joining of EEU members to Russia's
countersanctions against Russia may occur in the future.
It is possible that Serzh Sargsyan asked Nazabayev's thoughts on this.
This is very important for Armenia because Armenia lacks the necessary
level of sovereignty and may only rely on Nazarbayev's and Lukashenko's
resistance in tackling with Russia's requirement.
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