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POLITICIAN: AGREEMENT ON ARMENIA'S JOINING THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION WILL NOT BE SIGNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Thursday, May 29, 18:14
Despite the rush of the Armenian authorities, the agreement on
Armenia's joining the Eurasian Economic Union will not be signed in
the near future, claims Stepan Safaryan, Heritage Party Secretary
General, told ArmInfo.
According to him, in their deadly haste to favor Russia, the Armenian
leadership again forgot about the problems on the way to the Eurasian
Union. "The authorities avoid speaking of the existing problems,
but Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are well aware of the situation
and try to protract the process by all means possible," Safaryan said.
He outlined the three major problems on the way to the EAU: export
of the products made in Artsakh, no common borders, and inconformity
of customs taxes. He said Artsakh's EAU membership and export of
its products to the EAU countries need comprehensive discussions,
as Kazakhstan has repeatedly come out for opening of customs point
on the border of Armenia and Artsakh. "However, our authorities try
to close eyes on that and to join the EAU, the benefits of the which
are quite disputable," Safaryan said. Safaryan said that Georgia that
could become a transit country with Armenia's joining the EAU, is no
longer able to do it, as that country will shortly sign an Association
Agreement with the EU and will hardly provide a corridor for transit of
goods. "We must not forget about the customs taxes either. In Armenia
they are close to European taxes. However, if Armenia joins the EAU,
these taxes will be increased 2-3fold and the price hike of some 900
goods will become inevitable. Most of these products are essential
for the population," Safaryan said.
To recall, Armenia is ready to signed the Treaty on Eurasian Economic
Union before June 15, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said on
the heels of a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana,
Kazakhstan, Thursday. President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that
the document can be signed no sooner than on 1 July, as Armenia is
yet to fulfill some commitments. Presidnet of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev, in turn, said Azerbaijan claims that Armenia can join
the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 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," the Kazakh president said.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=35F21B40-E73C-11E3-871A0EB7C0D21663
From: A. Papazian
Thursday, May 29, 18:14
Despite the rush of the Armenian authorities, the agreement on
Armenia's joining the Eurasian Economic Union will not be signed in
the near future, claims Stepan Safaryan, Heritage Party Secretary
General, told ArmInfo.
According to him, in their deadly haste to favor Russia, the Armenian
leadership again forgot about the problems on the way to the Eurasian
Union. "The authorities avoid speaking of the existing problems,
but Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan are well aware of the situation
and try to protract the process by all means possible," Safaryan said.
He outlined the three major problems on the way to the EAU: export
of the products made in Artsakh, no common borders, and inconformity
of customs taxes. He said Artsakh's EAU membership and export of
its products to the EAU countries need comprehensive discussions,
as Kazakhstan has repeatedly come out for opening of customs point
on the border of Armenia and Artsakh. "However, our authorities try
to close eyes on that and to join the EAU, the benefits of the which
are quite disputable," Safaryan said. Safaryan said that Georgia that
could become a transit country with Armenia's joining the EAU, is no
longer able to do it, as that country will shortly sign an Association
Agreement with the EU and will hardly provide a corridor for transit of
goods. "We must not forget about the customs taxes either. In Armenia
they are close to European taxes. However, if Armenia joins the EAU,
these taxes will be increased 2-3fold and the price hike of some 900
goods will become inevitable. Most of these products are essential
for the population," Safaryan said.
To recall, Armenia is ready to signed the Treaty on Eurasian Economic
Union before June 15, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said on
the heels of a Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana,
Kazakhstan, Thursday. President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that
the document can be signed no sooner than on 1 July, as Armenia is
yet to fulfill some commitments. Presidnet of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev, in turn, said Azerbaijan claims that Armenia can join
the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) 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," the Kazakh president said.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=35F21B40-E73C-11E3-871A0EB7C0D21663
From: A. Papazian