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ARMENIA FRIGHTENED BY WEST-RUSSIA RELATIONS ESCALATION
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2014
11 September 2014, 11:00 (GMT+05:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
Escalation of West-Russia relations poses a real threat to Armenia
which depends on its giant northern neighbor politically and
economically.
West's sanctions against Russian would fire back. Russia changed its
state of the market, attracting new investors. Tension is on therise
and no one can predict the possible results.
This has put the Caucasus country in a great panic. Armenia made
its final decision to join the Eurasian Economic Union and quite
obviously the economic difficulties facing Russia will affect the
Armenian economy as well.
MP from the Republican Party of Armenia, Co-Chairman of the Commission
for Armenia-EU Cooperation, is sure that the growing tension in
Russia-West relations is bad for Armenia.
Samvel Farmanyan referred to the current political turbulences in the
Middle East and Ukraine as sign of the new cold war. And Armenia will
have to experience tough conditions due to its undecided position
between Russia and Europe.
Farmanyan added that Armenia has always suffered from the escalation
of ties between Russia and the West, as each time, the small Caucasus
state felt itself at the junction of conflicting interests of the
world's superpowers.
"In this context, I urge the political forces to stop dividing the
Armenian society into pro-Russian and pro-Western groups," he stressed.
The government's decision to join the Customs Union has divided the
society into two groups, one supporting the prospective membership
at the Russia-led alliance and the other one calling for proximity
to Europe.
Armenia pursues economic interests in the EEU and regards it as a way
out of the its current crisis. This comes as analysts predict a high
inflation rate following the membership at the union.
Still there is no unanimous opinion in Armenia regarding the EEU
membership. Some hail it as an advantageous step, while othersview
it as a step backwards.
From: A. Papazian
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2014
11 September 2014, 11:00 (GMT+05:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
Escalation of West-Russia relations poses a real threat to Armenia
which depends on its giant northern neighbor politically and
economically.
West's sanctions against Russian would fire back. Russia changed its
state of the market, attracting new investors. Tension is on therise
and no one can predict the possible results.
This has put the Caucasus country in a great panic. Armenia made
its final decision to join the Eurasian Economic Union and quite
obviously the economic difficulties facing Russia will affect the
Armenian economy as well.
MP from the Republican Party of Armenia, Co-Chairman of the Commission
for Armenia-EU Cooperation, is sure that the growing tension in
Russia-West relations is bad for Armenia.
Samvel Farmanyan referred to the current political turbulences in the
Middle East and Ukraine as sign of the new cold war. And Armenia will
have to experience tough conditions due to its undecided position
between Russia and Europe.
Farmanyan added that Armenia has always suffered from the escalation
of ties between Russia and the West, as each time, the small Caucasus
state felt itself at the junction of conflicting interests of the
world's superpowers.
"In this context, I urge the political forces to stop dividing the
Armenian society into pro-Russian and pro-Western groups," he stressed.
The government's decision to join the Customs Union has divided the
society into two groups, one supporting the prospective membership
at the Russia-led alliance and the other one calling for proximity
to Europe.
Armenia pursues economic interests in the EEU and regards it as a way
out of the its current crisis. This comes as analysts predict a high
inflation rate following the membership at the union.
Still there is no unanimous opinion in Armenia regarding the EEU
membership. Some hail it as an advantageous step, while othersview
it as a step backwards.
From: A. Papazian