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WILL ARMENIA ENJOY EEU FOUNDING MEMBER'S RIGHT?
14:57 * 22.10.14
Armenia is acceding to the foundation treaty and will enjoy all
the rights the founding member-states are supposed to enjoy, Artak
Zakaryan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations,
Parliament of Armenia, told Tert.am.
"This organization was founded by three states, and we are joining the
founding states and will enjoy all the rights all the member-states
enjoy, with the application of the right to consensus," Mr Zakaryan
said.
As to whether other prospective members will enjoy the same rights,
Mr Zakaryan said that the treaty is open, but each state needs
specific approach.
"The models applied in our case have their specific features, and we
are acceding to the treaty on foundation," he said.
Armenia would have been a founding member if the country had signed
the treaty in May.
Styopa Safaryan, Chairman of the Armenian Institute of International
and Security Affairs (AIISA), believes that the current situation has
shown in the best way the reasons why Armenia was not allowed to sign
an Association Agreement.
"By signing the treaty on October 10 we only became a party to the
treaty, while Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia are founding members
and enjoy the rights different from Armenia's."
Safaryan said he doesn't think that Armenia's membership in a union
which hasn't yet come into existence should necessarily mean that it
is a founding member state.
Addressing the Eurasian integration's future, the Institute's director
said he knows that certain political circles in Armenia attempt to
justify their inaction against the union by the argument that it is
doomed to collapse. "That's not absolutely the case. The EEU may fall
short to meet Russia's plans, but there is a unit which will become
accomplished. I have no doubt about that," he said, adding that the
political problems that led to the signing of the EEU accession treaty
have not yet been resolved.
Safaryan said further that he sees conflicting points between the
document signed on October 10 and the statements made by President
Serzh Sargsyan earlier.
"Armenia's authorities 'smoothed out' those contradictions, describing
them as a compromise settlements reached as a result of internal
discussions. But which were those compromise settlements? No one ever
spoke about that," he added.
Commenting on the issue, economist Tatul Manasaryan said he doesn't
think Armenia is not a member state of a union which hasn't so far
existed. "There was just a customs union, whereas the Eurasian Economic
Union is only now coming into existence. I am personally inclined to
think that Armenia is actually becoming a co-founder," he noted.
The economist added that he doesn't expect Armenia to suffer any
losses as a result of joining the Russia-led bloc. "All are equal;
moreover, the decisions are adopted jointly, with many questions
requiring a consensus," explained.
Manasaryan said he knows that very few remember today which countries
founded the Eurasian Economic Union. "Those are speculations. Any
country that has its demands satisfied is a full and equal member
like all others," he added.
Asked whether he doesn't think that Armenia suffered losses by not
signing the treaty in May, Manasaryan gave a negative answer. "I
think these are undue and even unserious speculations," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/22/esu-armenia8/
14:57 * 22.10.14
Armenia is acceding to the foundation treaty and will enjoy all
the rights the founding member-states are supposed to enjoy, Artak
Zakaryan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations,
Parliament of Armenia, told Tert.am.
"This organization was founded by three states, and we are joining the
founding states and will enjoy all the rights all the member-states
enjoy, with the application of the right to consensus," Mr Zakaryan
said.
As to whether other prospective members will enjoy the same rights,
Mr Zakaryan said that the treaty is open, but each state needs
specific approach.
"The models applied in our case have their specific features, and we
are acceding to the treaty on foundation," he said.
Armenia would have been a founding member if the country had signed
the treaty in May.
Styopa Safaryan, Chairman of the Armenian Institute of International
and Security Affairs (AIISA), believes that the current situation has
shown in the best way the reasons why Armenia was not allowed to sign
an Association Agreement.
"By signing the treaty on October 10 we only became a party to the
treaty, while Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia are founding members
and enjoy the rights different from Armenia's."
Safaryan said he doesn't think that Armenia's membership in a union
which hasn't yet come into existence should necessarily mean that it
is a founding member state.
Addressing the Eurasian integration's future, the Institute's director
said he knows that certain political circles in Armenia attempt to
justify their inaction against the union by the argument that it is
doomed to collapse. "That's not absolutely the case. The EEU may fall
short to meet Russia's plans, but there is a unit which will become
accomplished. I have no doubt about that," he said, adding that the
political problems that led to the signing of the EEU accession treaty
have not yet been resolved.
Safaryan said further that he sees conflicting points between the
document signed on October 10 and the statements made by President
Serzh Sargsyan earlier.
"Armenia's authorities 'smoothed out' those contradictions, describing
them as a compromise settlements reached as a result of internal
discussions. But which were those compromise settlements? No one ever
spoke about that," he added.
Commenting on the issue, economist Tatul Manasaryan said he doesn't
think Armenia is not a member state of a union which hasn't so far
existed. "There was just a customs union, whereas the Eurasian Economic
Union is only now coming into existence. I am personally inclined to
think that Armenia is actually becoming a co-founder," he noted.
The economist added that he doesn't expect Armenia to suffer any
losses as a result of joining the Russia-led bloc. "All are equal;
moreover, the decisions are adopted jointly, with many questions
requiring a consensus," explained.
Manasaryan said he knows that very few remember today which countries
founded the Eurasian Economic Union. "Those are speculations. Any
country that has its demands satisfied is a full and equal member
like all others," he added.
Asked whether he doesn't think that Armenia suffered losses by not
signing the treaty in May, Manasaryan gave a negative answer. "I
think these are undue and even unserious speculations," he said.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/22/esu-armenia8/