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ARAM SARGSYAN: DELAY IN ARMENIA'S ACCESSION TO EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION MAY DESTABILIZE THE SITUATION
Friday, July 11, 17:00
The public should be aware of all the problems and difficulties in
the process of Armenia's integration into the Eurasian Economic Union
(EAEU), because the delay in Armenia's accession to the EAEU may
destabilize the situation, Aram Sargsyan, Leader of the Democratic
Party of Armenia, said at today's Moscow-Yerevan video conference.
He said that Armenia has chosen the path of Eurasian integration
stemming from its national interests, but now the country's accession
to the EAEU is being delayed for some reasons, and it is announced
at the level of Foreign Ministers, not Presidents. Aram Sargsyan
expressed his concern over the attempt to politicize the issue by
linking it with the Karabakh problem.
When asked about the expediency to maintain the Commission for
European Integration in the Armenian Parliament following Armenia's
accession to the EAEU, Sargsyan replied that Armenia should not
be isolated. "There is no need to transform or reform the given
Commission. In the meantime, it is necessary to set up a Commission
for Eurasian Integration", he said.
For his part, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute Sergey
Minasyan said that politicization of Armenia's accession to the EAEU
is inevitable. Though the EAEU is an economic union, the decision on
Armenia's accession has been taken with due regard for political and
geopolitical realities.
At the same time, he stressed that on the one hand Armenia's accession
is delayed and on the other hand the issues related to the customs
duties are not tackled. These unresolved problems may make the
integration economically inexpedient, he said. Minasyan added that
it is other countries, not Armenia, that politicize the issue.
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Friday, July 11, 17:00
The public should be aware of all the problems and difficulties in
the process of Armenia's integration into the Eurasian Economic Union
(EAEU), because the delay in Armenia's accession to the EAEU may
destabilize the situation, Aram Sargsyan, Leader of the Democratic
Party of Armenia, said at today's Moscow-Yerevan video conference.
He said that Armenia has chosen the path of Eurasian integration
stemming from its national interests, but now the country's accession
to the EAEU is being delayed for some reasons, and it is announced
at the level of Foreign Ministers, not Presidents. Aram Sargsyan
expressed his concern over the attempt to politicize the issue by
linking it with the Karabakh problem.
When asked about the expediency to maintain the Commission for
European Integration in the Armenian Parliament following Armenia's
accession to the EAEU, Sargsyan replied that Armenia should not
be isolated. "There is no need to transform or reform the given
Commission. In the meantime, it is necessary to set up a Commission
for Eurasian Integration", he said.
For his part, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute Sergey
Minasyan said that politicization of Armenia's accession to the EAEU
is inevitable. Though the EAEU is an economic union, the decision on
Armenia's accession has been taken with due regard for political and
geopolitical realities.
At the same time, he stressed that on the one hand Armenia's accession
is delayed and on the other hand the issues related to the customs
duties are not tackled. These unresolved problems may make the
integration economically inexpedient, he said. Minasyan added that
it is other countries, not Armenia, that politicize the issue.
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