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THE FORMATION OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION IS A POLITICAL PROCESS AND WILL HAVE ITS POLITICAL CONSEQUENCES
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Friday, 11 July 2014 09:54
Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov has recently stated the
new date for Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union -
according to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news source, the signing of the
corresponding agreement is likely to take place in October, at the
regular meeting of the EEU states' leaders in Minsk.
Let's recall that at the July 1 meeting with senior diplomats and
Ambassadors Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that
Armenia would soon become a full member of the organization. At the
same time, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian informed that
the Eurasian Economic Commission had sent the agreement on Armenia's
accession to the sides for national coordination.
What does the noted statement by the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan
suppose? According to representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Artsakh
Central Committee David Ishkhanian, the matter is not so much in the
time as in the logic of the processes. After Astana, it was already
possible to predict that Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic
Union would not become a reality within a short period of time.
Following the political developments and general processes, one
could affirm that there were still serious obstacles in the way of
accession. And in this regard, the Kazakh Foreign Minister's statement
should be viewed as a diplomatic move - it was madedirectly by the
Foreign Minister of that country, but was indirectly the expression
of the common opinion of three states - RF, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.
In this case, a straight word would be better, considers the
political figure, being convinced that the serious obstacle is
the Karabakh conflict. "By the way, this process is very similar
to that of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the
Zurich Protocols aimed at this. After the preliminary signing, when
it seemed that the process had started, the Dashnaktsutyun pointed to
Turkey's three preconditions, one of which was the Karabakh issue. We
are witnessing a very similar process - I mean the policy of Armenia's
gradual isolation and pushing aside. Anyway, I'm not hopeful that the
issue of Armenia's full participation will be ultimately resolved at
the October summit.
At the enlarged session of the Eurasian Supreme Economic Council taken
place on May 29 in Astana, the Kazakh President read out Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev's letter. The reaction by leader of the RA
National Assembly Dashnaktsutyun faction Armen Rustamian in this
regard is familiar to the public - in response to this, the Armenian
side had to read out the letter of the NKR President. Is an unrealized
diplomatic possibility meant?
According to our interlocutor, this response, as well as the statement
of the ARFD Artsakh Central Committee issued immediately after Astana
should be highlighted. Thus, the main focus of the Party should be
noted - the necessity of concluding a political and military alliance
between Armenia and Artsakh, as well as Armenia's assumption of the
legal status of guarantee of the security of Artsakh. It was stressed
that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's tough condition sounded
in Astana regarding Armenia's membership in the EEU had caused certain
concern to the Armenian political circles. The statement ends with
the following paragraph: .
Our statement was not accidental, noted Mr. Ishkhanian, finally, all
the vectors are aimed at the Karabakh conflict. In this context, the
ARFD's emphases, both internal and external, are important. According
to him, Armenia's diplomatic corps and authorities realize very well
all this and manage the process. Merely preventive measures for the
events development are needed.
Artashes Geghamian, head of the Armenian delegation, which has
recently participated in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in
Baku, suggested the three parties to the Karabakh conflict - Armenia,
Azerbaijan, and Nagorno Karabakh - to join the Eurasian Economic Union,
due to which the Karabakh conflict settlement can be expected.
According to Mr. Ishkhanian, one cannot think that it was a
pro-Armenian step. An adequate response to this was given by the Party
member, Aghvan Vardanian. The response of the head of the Central
Information Department of the Artsakh Republic President's Office is
well-known, which does not significantly differ from the Party's view.
According to David Ishkhanian, Artashes Geghamian's view is likely to
be a personal view. And even if it is official, allow me to disagree
with it, noted out interlocutor, adding that at least at this stage,
let's be severely suspicious about Armenia's and Azerbaijan's
membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.
We drew the attention of the head of the ARFD Artsakh branch to the
statement by the CSTO Secretary General, Nikolai Bordyuzha, reported
by the Russian information sources on June 27 - the fusion of the
CSTO and the Eurasian Economic Union is a wrong step.
The political figure believes that the publication of the view
isn't accidental at all. Naturally, it is the official view of the
Russian side, which was also predictable. In due time, some political
scientists and experts tried to view the process of forming the
Eurasian Economic Union purely in the economic area, limiting the
political direction, reminded Mr. Ishkhanian. Nikolai Bordyuzha's
statement testifies once again that the creation of the EEU is a
political process and will have its political consequences. "Noting as
a sample the NATO and European Union, the Secretary General considers
the security issue a priority, or gives the supremacy to the CSTO as
a military-political alliance, with the corresponding consequences",
our interlocutor stressed. "Finally, he separated the significant
part from the secondary one, and the secondary is the European
Economic Union. Let's also take into account that Bordyuzha, surely,
deliberately opened the brackets, because that is the reality", Mr.
Ishkhanian noted.
The party figure considers that the CSTO Secretary General gave a
direction of the so-called road map, which is accessible to all the
sections of the society. He didn't even voice it as a signal and
stated it directly.
A keynote role in the EEU is played by a state, which is entrusted
with an important mission by the Islamic world - Kazakhstan, with the
help of which Azerbaijan is advancing its position. What conclusion
can be made from this?
The comment by the representative of the ARFD Artsakh Central
Committee was as follows: have the 100-year goals and strategy
of the Islamic states, in particular, Turkey and Turkish-speaking
nations really changed? Naturally, not. Only the times and tactical
approaches have changed. And if the strategy hasn't changed, so all
this was predictable. Generally, it is absurd to forget historical
events. The study of the events taken place in the 1920s of the past
century clearly explains today's situation and points out the trends
of further political developments.
Ruzan ISHKHANIAN
http://artsakhtert.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1510:-the-formation-of-the-eurasian-economic-union-is-a-political-process-and-will-have-its-political-consequences&catid=5:politics&Itemid=17
Friday, 11 July 2014 09:54
Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov has recently stated the
new date for Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union -
according to the Interfax-Kazakhstan news source, the signing of the
corresponding agreement is likely to take place in October, at the
regular meeting of the EEU states' leaders in Minsk.
Let's recall that at the July 1 meeting with senior diplomats and
Ambassadors Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that
Armenia would soon become a full member of the organization. At the
same time, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharian informed that
the Eurasian Economic Commission had sent the agreement on Armenia's
accession to the sides for national coordination.
What does the noted statement by the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan
suppose? According to representative of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Artsakh
Central Committee David Ishkhanian, the matter is not so much in the
time as in the logic of the processes. After Astana, it was already
possible to predict that Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic
Union would not become a reality within a short period of time.
Following the political developments and general processes, one
could affirm that there were still serious obstacles in the way of
accession. And in this regard, the Kazakh Foreign Minister's statement
should be viewed as a diplomatic move - it was madedirectly by the
Foreign Minister of that country, but was indirectly the expression
of the common opinion of three states - RF, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.
In this case, a straight word would be better, considers the
political figure, being convinced that the serious obstacle is
the Karabakh conflict. "By the way, this process is very similar
to that of normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the
Zurich Protocols aimed at this. After the preliminary signing, when
it seemed that the process had started, the Dashnaktsutyun pointed to
Turkey's three preconditions, one of which was the Karabakh issue. We
are witnessing a very similar process - I mean the policy of Armenia's
gradual isolation and pushing aside. Anyway, I'm not hopeful that the
issue of Armenia's full participation will be ultimately resolved at
the October summit.
At the enlarged session of the Eurasian Supreme Economic Council taken
place on May 29 in Astana, the Kazakh President read out Azerbaijani
President Ilham Aliyev's letter. The reaction by leader of the RA
National Assembly Dashnaktsutyun faction Armen Rustamian in this
regard is familiar to the public - in response to this, the Armenian
side had to read out the letter of the NKR President. Is an unrealized
diplomatic possibility meant?
According to our interlocutor, this response, as well as the statement
of the ARFD Artsakh Central Committee issued immediately after Astana
should be highlighted. Thus, the main focus of the Party should be
noted - the necessity of concluding a political and military alliance
between Armenia and Artsakh, as well as Armenia's assumption of the
legal status of guarantee of the security of Artsakh. It was stressed
that Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's tough condition sounded
in Astana regarding Armenia's membership in the EEU had caused certain
concern to the Armenian political circles. The statement ends with
the following paragraph: .
Our statement was not accidental, noted Mr. Ishkhanian, finally, all
the vectors are aimed at the Karabakh conflict. In this context, the
ARFD's emphases, both internal and external, are important. According
to him, Armenia's diplomatic corps and authorities realize very well
all this and manage the process. Merely preventive measures for the
events development are needed.
Artashes Geghamian, head of the Armenian delegation, which has
recently participated in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly session in
Baku, suggested the three parties to the Karabakh conflict - Armenia,
Azerbaijan, and Nagorno Karabakh - to join the Eurasian Economic Union,
due to which the Karabakh conflict settlement can be expected.
According to Mr. Ishkhanian, one cannot think that it was a
pro-Armenian step. An adequate response to this was given by the Party
member, Aghvan Vardanian. The response of the head of the Central
Information Department of the Artsakh Republic President's Office is
well-known, which does not significantly differ from the Party's view.
According to David Ishkhanian, Artashes Geghamian's view is likely to
be a personal view. And even if it is official, allow me to disagree
with it, noted out interlocutor, adding that at least at this stage,
let's be severely suspicious about Armenia's and Azerbaijan's
membership in the Eurasian Economic Union.
We drew the attention of the head of the ARFD Artsakh branch to the
statement by the CSTO Secretary General, Nikolai Bordyuzha, reported
by the Russian information sources on June 27 - the fusion of the
CSTO and the Eurasian Economic Union is a wrong step.
The political figure believes that the publication of the view
isn't accidental at all. Naturally, it is the official view of the
Russian side, which was also predictable. In due time, some political
scientists and experts tried to view the process of forming the
Eurasian Economic Union purely in the economic area, limiting the
political direction, reminded Mr. Ishkhanian. Nikolai Bordyuzha's
statement testifies once again that the creation of the EEU is a
political process and will have its political consequences. "Noting as
a sample the NATO and European Union, the Secretary General considers
the security issue a priority, or gives the supremacy to the CSTO as
a military-political alliance, with the corresponding consequences",
our interlocutor stressed. "Finally, he separated the significant
part from the secondary one, and the secondary is the European
Economic Union. Let's also take into account that Bordyuzha, surely,
deliberately opened the brackets, because that is the reality", Mr.
Ishkhanian noted.
The party figure considers that the CSTO Secretary General gave a
direction of the so-called road map, which is accessible to all the
sections of the society. He didn't even voice it as a signal and
stated it directly.
A keynote role in the EEU is played by a state, which is entrusted
with an important mission by the Islamic world - Kazakhstan, with the
help of which Azerbaijan is advancing its position. What conclusion
can be made from this?
The comment by the representative of the ARFD Artsakh Central
Committee was as follows: have the 100-year goals and strategy
of the Islamic states, in particular, Turkey and Turkish-speaking
nations really changed? Naturally, not. Only the times and tactical
approaches have changed. And if the strategy hasn't changed, so all
this was predictable. Generally, it is absurd to forget historical
events. The study of the events taken place in the 1920s of the past
century clearly explains today's situation and points out the trends
of further political developments.
Ruzan ISHKHANIAN