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ARMENIA'S EEU PARTNERS MUST BEHAVE LIKE ALLIES ON APRIL 24 - STEPAN SAFARYAN
12:57 * 17.04.15
Armenia's partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Belarus and
Kazakhstan, can have their interests and preferences.
However, as EEU fellow-members they must respect issues Armenia
is sensitive about. Their duty is to behave like allies, and, if
necessary, Armenia must send a firm signal to them, Stepan Safaryan,
Chairman of the Armenian Institute of International and Security
Affairs (AIISA), told Tert.am.
"And why should Belarus, which is internationally considered 'a rogue
state,' think that Armenia needs it, but it does not need Armenia? I
recall with regret the year 2009, when Euronest was being founded and
European Union MPs were vigorously speaking out for Belarus, which
is always cynical about Armenia-related issues," Mr Safaryan said.
According to Dmitri Peskov, Spokesman for Russian President Vladimir
Putin, the Russian leader is expected to be on a visit to Armenia on
April 24. However, the report has not so far been officially confirmed.
No information is available on Belarusian and Kazakh delegations'
arrival in Armenia.
As regards Kazakhstan, which is "a great country with great ambitions
on the Eurasian game board," Armenia must send a signal to it as well.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/04/17/belarus/1649136
From: Baghdasarian
12:57 * 17.04.15
Armenia's partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Belarus and
Kazakhstan, can have their interests and preferences.
However, as EEU fellow-members they must respect issues Armenia
is sensitive about. Their duty is to behave like allies, and, if
necessary, Armenia must send a firm signal to them, Stepan Safaryan,
Chairman of the Armenian Institute of International and Security
Affairs (AIISA), told Tert.am.
"And why should Belarus, which is internationally considered 'a rogue
state,' think that Armenia needs it, but it does not need Armenia? I
recall with regret the year 2009, when Euronest was being founded and
European Union MPs were vigorously speaking out for Belarus, which
is always cynical about Armenia-related issues," Mr Safaryan said.
According to Dmitri Peskov, Spokesman for Russian President Vladimir
Putin, the Russian leader is expected to be on a visit to Armenia on
April 24. However, the report has not so far been officially confirmed.
No information is available on Belarusian and Kazakh delegations'
arrival in Armenia.
As regards Kazakhstan, which is "a great country with great ambitions
on the Eurasian game board," Armenia must send a signal to it as well.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/04/17/belarus/1649136
From: Baghdasarian