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RUSSIAN FM SAYS ARMENIA TO JOIN EAU WITHIN UN-RECOGNIZED BORDERS
The Messenger, Georgia
June 19 2014
Thursday, June 19
Armenia will join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAU) within the
UN-recognized borders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
on June 18.
Lavrov made the remarks at a briefing in Baku after a meeting with
his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov.
"Integration processes are taking place in the territories of the
countries included in the Customs Union. Nagorno-Karabakh is not one
of them, but it is a subject of negotiations, which are conducted on
the basis of agreed principles," the minister said.
Lavrov also said Armenia has previously stated that it is taking part
in these integration processes within the UN-recognized borders.
"The same thing will happen within the Eurasian process," Lavrov added.
Asked about the prospects of Azerbaijan's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union, Lavrov said there has not been an official invitation
for Azerbaijan to join the EAU, but Moscow is always glad when its
partners show interest in the Eurasian area.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions. (trend.az)
From: A. Papazian
The Messenger, Georgia
June 19 2014
Thursday, June 19
Armenia will join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAU) within the
UN-recognized borders, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
on June 18.
Lavrov made the remarks at a briefing in Baku after a meeting with
his Azerbaijani counterpart, Elmar Mammadyarov.
"Integration processes are taking place in the territories of the
countries included in the Customs Union. Nagorno-Karabakh is not one
of them, but it is a subject of negotiations, which are conducted on
the basis of agreed principles," the minister said.
Lavrov also said Armenia has previously stated that it is taking part
in these integration processes within the UN-recognized borders.
"The same thing will happen within the Eurasian process," Lavrov added.
Asked about the prospects of Azerbaijan's accession to the Eurasian
Economic Union, Lavrov said there has not been an official invitation
for Azerbaijan to join the EAU, but Moscow is always glad when its
partners show interest in the Eurasian area.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied
20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and
seven surrounding districts.
The two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions. (trend.az)
From: A. Papazian