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PUTIN HAS NO GROUNDS TO LAY BLAME ON ARMENIA'S SARGSYAN - NEWSPAPER
June 17, 2014 | 08:44
YEREVAN. - The one-month period, which was given toArmenia at the
Astana summit on May 29, is already half completed, but the course
of the problems for which the period was given is still unknown,
Zhamanak daily reported.
"The [one-month] period was given to solve the Armenia-Artsakh
[Nagorno-Karabakh] border issue, yet nothing happens. So far, it is
only announced that there cannot be a [border] checkpoint between
Armenia and Karabakh. [But official] Yerevan is stating this; the
others are silent. In other words, it is unclear whether or not they
are ready to accept Armenia [into the Eurasian Economic Union] with
such a claim.
"Logic suggests that they cannot accept [Armenia] if [Kazakhstan
President Nursultan] Nazarbayev states that they should not discomfort
[Azerbaijani President Ilham] Aliyev. [And] Armenia has shown that
if they do not accept it, it will not take offense that much.
"Here the accountability falls upon Russia; that is, Russia is unable
to ensure a 'painless' membership for Armenia. So, it will be difficult
for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to lay the blame on [Armenia
President] Serzh Sargsyan [for the fact] that Armenia is not becoming
a member. So,Azerbaijan needs to be persuaded to withdraw its demand,"
Zhamanak wrote.
The treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union
(EaEU) was signed, in the Kazakh capital city Astana on May 29,
by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. In addition,
Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan participated in the meeting of the
Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and offered to sign a treaty on
Armenia's Union accession by no later than June 15. In response,
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the letter by
AzerbaijanPresident Ilham Aliyev calling to accept Armenia into the
Eurasian Union only within the limits of the country's internationally
recognized borders, and not including Nagorno-Karabakh. But Russian
President Vladimir Putin, for his part, stressed the need to sign a
respective document with Armeniain the shortest period of time.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
June 17, 2014 | 08:44
YEREVAN. - The one-month period, which was given toArmenia at the
Astana summit on May 29, is already half completed, but the course
of the problems for which the period was given is still unknown,
Zhamanak daily reported.
"The [one-month] period was given to solve the Armenia-Artsakh
[Nagorno-Karabakh] border issue, yet nothing happens. So far, it is
only announced that there cannot be a [border] checkpoint between
Armenia and Karabakh. [But official] Yerevan is stating this; the
others are silent. In other words, it is unclear whether or not they
are ready to accept Armenia [into the Eurasian Economic Union] with
such a claim.
"Logic suggests that they cannot accept [Armenia] if [Kazakhstan
President Nursultan] Nazarbayev states that they should not discomfort
[Azerbaijani President Ilham] Aliyev. [And] Armenia has shown that
if they do not accept it, it will not take offense that much.
"Here the accountability falls upon Russia; that is, Russia is unable
to ensure a 'painless' membership for Armenia. So, it will be difficult
for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to lay the blame on [Armenia
President] Serzh Sargsyan [for the fact] that Armenia is not becoming
a member. So,Azerbaijan needs to be persuaded to withdraw its demand,"
Zhamanak wrote.
The treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union
(EaEU) was signed, in the Kazakh capital city Astana on May 29,
by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. In addition,
Armenia President Serzh Sargsyan participated in the meeting of the
Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and offered to sign a treaty on
Armenia's Union accession by no later than June 15. In response,
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the letter by
AzerbaijanPresident Ilham Aliyev calling to accept Armenia into the
Eurasian Union only within the limits of the country's internationally
recognized borders, and not including Nagorno-Karabakh. But Russian
President Vladimir Putin, for his part, stressed the need to sign a
respective document with Armeniain the shortest period of time.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian