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    Armenia's economy must be free to secure future progress - politician

    12:56 * 04.04.15
    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/04/04/qoqobelyan/1636992


    In an interview with Tert.am, the Free Democrats party's leader,
    Khahchatur Kokobelyan, evaluated as positive the US ambassador's
    recent call for developing and deepening business and economic
    relations with Armenia.

    The politician particularly hailed Richard Mills' initiativeto meet
    with Armenian businessmen at the 14th trade financial academy in HSBC
    Bank, considering the move encouraging especially for those wishing
    represent their products on the international market.

    "The results are tangible on the US Government's level, so I believe
    we'll soon see tangible outcomes also in terms of intensifying and
    developing the turnover with Armenia. Today, unfortunately, the
    Armenia-West - I mean -US - turnover isn't on the top level. In this
    respect - given the United States' economy, as well as the presence
    and potential of our Diaspora there - what we have isn't enough," he
    said, hailing the process launched under the former ambassador.

    Shortly after taking over his duties in late-2014, Ambassador Mills
    actively embarked on his mission and even managed to comment on the
    domestic political developments in Armenia. His statements drove
    certain political circles to the thought that the US is pursuing
    proactive policies in Armenia and in the region in general (given that
    the newly-appointed US Ambassador in Baku began his mission in the
    same spirit).

    Asked whether Armenia enjoys enough independence today to sign a new
    agreement with the EU (in light of the repeatedly voiced allegations
    that the country coordinates the new Armenia-EU document with Russia
    and Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin's reported call for
    avoiding "playing tricks"), Kokobelyan said he doesn't find such
    interventions by Russia appropriate and permissible. "I also find it a
    propaganda pressure, because it's an open secret that in the difficult
    economic conditions it faces today, Russia cannot but try to
    interconnect the other [EEU member states' potentials]," he noted.

    Kokobelyan said he finds Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for
    launching a united currency part of such policies, but added that the
    country has to realize that Armenia needs to be independent and free
    from.

    Kokobelyan said he doesn't think that the Russian efforts to restrict
    the Armenian, as well as Georgian markets' access to developed
    countries will be crowned with success.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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