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Armenian authorities must be open with people - expert
12:27 * 05.07.14
Armenian political analyst Levon Shirinyan calls upon the authorities
to be frank enough with the population to clearly state why the
country's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union is being delayed.
"In terms of the timeframes, the Government must clearly say why [the
process] is being protracted. It is necessary to put an end to this
practice in Armenia; the authorities must be open with the people,"
Levon Shirinyan told Tert.am.
The expert said he expects the deal to be completed until the end of
this year, with Russia being interested in Armenia's membership. He
said Armenia's value is high at least for Russia which treats the
country as its strategic ally, attaching a great importance to its
geopolitical position. "Armenia's wedge is important in that stream. I
suppose that Armenia is a balancing element for Russia in the Eurasian
Economic Union, which has pan-Turkism as one of its elements," he
added.
As for the other EaEU members, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Shirinyan said
he doesn't think their interest is of high importance against the
backdrop of Russia's influence.
Asked whether the Azerbaijani factor could have any influence at all,
the expert replied, "I see [the country's influence] to an extent that
the pan-Turkism question may be raised."
But Shirinyan warned against overestimating Armenia's role, noting
that the country's largely relies on Russian transfers. "It is
important to understand that nobody goes crazy for Armenia. The West
doesn't at all, with the East going crazy only very little, So the
process continues," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
12:27 * 05.07.14
Armenian political analyst Levon Shirinyan calls upon the authorities
to be frank enough with the population to clearly state why the
country's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union is being delayed.
"In terms of the timeframes, the Government must clearly say why [the
process] is being protracted. It is necessary to put an end to this
practice in Armenia; the authorities must be open with the people,"
Levon Shirinyan told Tert.am.
The expert said he expects the deal to be completed until the end of
this year, with Russia being interested in Armenia's membership. He
said Armenia's value is high at least for Russia which treats the
country as its strategic ally, attaching a great importance to its
geopolitical position. "Armenia's wedge is important in that stream. I
suppose that Armenia is a balancing element for Russia in the Eurasian
Economic Union, which has pan-Turkism as one of its elements," he
added.
As for the other EaEU members, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Shirinyan said
he doesn't think their interest is of high importance against the
backdrop of Russia's influence.
Asked whether the Azerbaijani factor could have any influence at all,
the expert replied, "I see [the country's influence] to an extent that
the pan-Turkism question may be raised."
But Shirinyan warned against overestimating Armenia's role, noting
that the country's largely relies on Russian transfers. "It is
important to understand that nobody goes crazy for Armenia. The West
doesn't at all, with the East going crazy only very little, So the
process continues," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian