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    Nagorno-Karabakh had no bid to join Eurasian Union

    11:49 * 20.12.14


    Nagorno-Karabakh's exclusion from Eurasian integration processes
    should not come as a surprise, as there was initially no agreement
    about the country's membership, according to an official.


    David Babayan, a spokesperson for Nagorno-Karabakh president, says the
    country submitted no bid for joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
    with Armenia and neither had its legal status issue clarified to make
    such a deal possible.


    "There's nothing strange about it. We have not yet achieved a state
    recognition by either Kazakhstan or Belarus, so we have absolutely
    nothing to worry about," he told Tert.am, commenting on the
    ratification of Armenia's EEU treaty by Kazakhstan and Belarus.


    The two countries legislatives authorities, which approved the deal
    earlier this week, stated in their decisions that Karabakh would not
    integrate into the EEU after Armenia's membership.


    Babayan said he doesn't find that the move hints a scenario of
    isolation or blockade for the country. "We do not have to politicize
    everything. We cannot simply be a member of that union, as we have not
    submitted a bid. Also, we have recognition-related problems," he
    noted.

    "Armenia has for over eight years been a member of the World Trade
    Organization, and there was no problem about that. So is there any
    reason to artificially complicate the situation here, provoking
    debates and speculations? There will simply be no changes at all.".


    Commenting on the recent developments, political analyst Levon
    Shirinyan said he thinks the processes will develop as agreed.


    "The president did say that Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) is part of our
    republic ... so the treaty was ratified based on the preliminary
    agreement," he noted.


    Asked whether he sees any hazards, Shirinyan admitted to having
    concerns. "When, sometime in the future, Kazakhstan and Belarus
    improve their relationship with Azerbaijan, they may come to treat the
    Artsakh issue as a playing card. To prevent this from posing a
    permanent threat to us, Armenia has to first of all build its
    relations with Russia in the integration process. Russia appears to be
    the main channel of our relationship. And the important thing is to
    strengthen Armenia. So our main relationship is with the strategic
    ally, and that should be built on an equal footing as partners, not as
    a master and servant. Our objective should be raising Armenia's role,"
    the expert added.


    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/20/shirinian2/1541128



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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