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ARFD member: Politics is not a Club of Cheerful and Sharp-Witted to
demand prompt responses to statements
Saturday, May 31, 12:09
Azerbaijan will put difficulties in the way of Armenia's accession to
the Eurasian Economic Union because it is outside these processes,
Head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Faction Armen Rustamyan told journalists on
Friday when commenting on Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's
statement on the need to establish a customs point on the Armenian-
Artsakh border.
Rustamyan thinks that Nazarbayev did not speak on his own behalf. He
spoke as a mediator, he simply read out the Azeri president's letter.
Rustamyan added that he was not surprised at Nazarbayev's statement
because Kazakhstan has defended the interests of Azerbaijan and Turkey
from the very beginning. "The more they speak of Armenia's full
membership, the sharper these issues become, as Azerbaijan himself is
outside these processes and it will do its best to prevent Armenia
from joining the Union and strengthening its positions>, he said.
He added that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will have an
opportunity to respond to the President of Kazakhstan. He does not
have to respond at once. "Politics is not a Club of Cheerful and
Sharp- Witted to demand prompt responses to statements", he said.
To note, at the May 29 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council, Serzh Sargsyan expressed Armenia's willingness to sign the
document on accession to the Eurasian Economic Union on June 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this will be possible no
earlier than July 1, because Armenia should carry out some
obligations. Kazakh President Nazarbayev, in turn, said Azerbaijan
claims that Armenia can join the Eurasian Economic Union within the
same borders it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). "We have
received the Azerbaijani president's letter saying that Armenia joined
WTO with a reservation that the provisions must apply to the territory
of Armenia within its international borders recognized by the UN. It
is an issue for discussion," he said. The President of Armenia has not
responded to this statement yet.
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From: A. Papazian
demand prompt responses to statements
Saturday, May 31, 12:09
Azerbaijan will put difficulties in the way of Armenia's accession to
the Eurasian Economic Union because it is outside these processes,
Head of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Faction Armen Rustamyan told journalists on
Friday when commenting on Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's
statement on the need to establish a customs point on the Armenian-
Artsakh border.
Rustamyan thinks that Nazarbayev did not speak on his own behalf. He
spoke as a mediator, he simply read out the Azeri president's letter.
Rustamyan added that he was not surprised at Nazarbayev's statement
because Kazakhstan has defended the interests of Azerbaijan and Turkey
from the very beginning. "The more they speak of Armenia's full
membership, the sharper these issues become, as Azerbaijan himself is
outside these processes and it will do its best to prevent Armenia
from joining the Union and strengthening its positions>, he said.
He added that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will have an
opportunity to respond to the President of Kazakhstan. He does not
have to respond at once. "Politics is not a Club of Cheerful and
Sharp- Witted to demand prompt responses to statements", he said.
To note, at the May 29 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council, Serzh Sargsyan expressed Armenia's willingness to sign the
document on accession to the Eurasian Economic Union on June 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this will be possible no
earlier than July 1, because Armenia should carry out some
obligations. Kazakh President Nazarbayev, in turn, said Azerbaijan
claims that Armenia can join the Eurasian Economic Union within the
same borders it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). "We have
received the Azerbaijani president's letter saying that Armenia joined
WTO with a reservation that the provisions must apply to the territory
of Armenia within its international borders recognized by the UN. It
is an issue for discussion," he said. The President of Armenia has not
responded to this statement yet.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=988B0770-E89B-11E3-94920EB7C0D21663
From: A. Papazian