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Armenia's Eurasian integration signals new processes - debate
15:00 * 11.10.14
The latest developments in Armenia's Eurasian integration process
signal serious geopolitical challenges, an Armenian analyst has said,
commenting on the signing of Armenia's treaty to accede to the
Eurasian Economic Union.
"Armenia is not becoming a member by signing [the document]; this is a
treaty that still needs a ratification," the Modus Vivendi Center's
president, Ara Papyan, told a debate in Yerevan.
The expert said he expects serious problems in Armenia's future
relations with Belarus and Kazakhstan, founding member states of the
Russia-led economic bloc.
"Let us not forget about the October 10 Zurich protocols [on the
normalization of the Armenia-Turkey ties and the opening of border],
which haven't been ratified for five years," he noted.
Aram Sargsyan, the Democratic Party's leader also attending the
meeting, agreed that the signing heralds new serious developments.
Addressing the possibility of a customs checkpoint between Armenia and
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the politician said he hopes that the
question will not turn into a humanitarian disaster for the country's
population. "We see only an economic organization developing here," he
said, adding that the checkpoint, if installed, will have only a
formal significance.
Addressing the topic, the Iranian expert Puya Huseyun said commented
on the future partnership with the Islamic Republic. She said the
question will be possible to discuss only after developing programs.
"While [Our cooperation] used to address the Armenia-Iran relations,
we now have to deal with the Iran-Customs Union border," she noted.
The expert said she hopes that the country will be able to continue
the cooperation with Armenia despite the possible difficulties. She
said they can make investments from Iran to promote a further export
to the Customs Union member states.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/11/etm-andamakcutyun-qnnarkum/
From: A. Papazian
15:00 * 11.10.14
The latest developments in Armenia's Eurasian integration process
signal serious geopolitical challenges, an Armenian analyst has said,
commenting on the signing of Armenia's treaty to accede to the
Eurasian Economic Union.
"Armenia is not becoming a member by signing [the document]; this is a
treaty that still needs a ratification," the Modus Vivendi Center's
president, Ara Papyan, told a debate in Yerevan.
The expert said he expects serious problems in Armenia's future
relations with Belarus and Kazakhstan, founding member states of the
Russia-led economic bloc.
"Let us not forget about the October 10 Zurich protocols [on the
normalization of the Armenia-Turkey ties and the opening of border],
which haven't been ratified for five years," he noted.
Aram Sargsyan, the Democratic Party's leader also attending the
meeting, agreed that the signing heralds new serious developments.
Addressing the possibility of a customs checkpoint between Armenia and
the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the politician said he hopes that the
question will not turn into a humanitarian disaster for the country's
population. "We see only an economic organization developing here," he
said, adding that the checkpoint, if installed, will have only a
formal significance.
Addressing the topic, the Iranian expert Puya Huseyun said commented
on the future partnership with the Islamic Republic. She said the
question will be possible to discuss only after developing programs.
"While [Our cooperation] used to address the Armenia-Iran relations,
we now have to deal with the Iran-Customs Union border," she noted.
The expert said she hopes that the country will be able to continue
the cooperation with Armenia despite the possible difficulties. She
said they can make investments from Iran to promote a further export
to the Customs Union member states.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/11/etm-andamakcutyun-qnnarkum/
From: A. Papazian