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CUSTOMS CHECKPOINT BETWEEN ARMENIA AND KARABAKH RULED OUT - MP
13:48 * 14.10.14
Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is not a
reason for deciding on a customs checkpoint separating the country from
Nagorno-Karabakh , says a lawmaker of the governing political force.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a sovereign, free and independent
country, which hasn't simply been recognized. I think the problem
will be resolved soon," Gagik Melikyan of the Republican faction in
parliament told a news conference on Tuesday.
It comes after Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbaev raised the question
of concessions on the part of Armenia at Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council's summit in Minsk. At the Council's earlier meeting in May,
Nazarbaev cited Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's letter calling
for Armenia's accession to the economic bloc "within internationally
recognized borders".
Melikyan said he doesn't think that statements of the kind can have
legal implications unless they are fixed in a written document. "His
oral statements were taken into consideration. Nazarbayev had to make
such a statement, relying on his previous remark," he added.
The Republican MP said he thinks that only a decision by
Nagorno-Karabakh to join the EU would necessitate a customs checkpoint
between the two Armenian republics.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
13:48 * 14.10.14
Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is not a
reason for deciding on a customs checkpoint separating the country from
Nagorno-Karabakh , says a lawmaker of the governing political force.
"The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a sovereign, free and independent
country, which hasn't simply been recognized. I think the problem
will be resolved soon," Gagik Melikyan of the Republican faction in
parliament told a news conference on Tuesday.
It comes after Kazakh President Norsultan Nazarbaev raised the question
of concessions on the part of Armenia at Supreme Eurasian Economic
Council's summit in Minsk. At the Council's earlier meeting in May,
Nazarbaev cited Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's letter calling
for Armenia's accession to the economic bloc "within internationally
recognized borders".
Melikyan said he doesn't think that statements of the kind can have
legal implications unless they are fixed in a written document. "His
oral statements were taken into consideration. Nazarbayev had to make
such a statement, relying on his previous remark," he added.
The Republican MP said he thinks that only a decision by
Nagorno-Karabakh to join the EU would necessitate a customs checkpoint
between the two Armenian republics.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian