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SUMMIT IN RIGA TO MAKE EU-ARMENIA COOPERATION PROSPECTS CLEAR - ANALYST
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. The Riga summit will make the prospects of
Armenia-EU cooperation clear, political analyst Narek Galstyan said
on the air, on Sputnik-Armenia radio, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
The Eastern Partnership summit will be held in Riga in May, 2015.
Yet, the expert said, the expectations from the summit should not be
high. According to Galstyan, the summit may also specify the tools
for cooperation, the format and the range of issues on the fields of
the cooperation.
When starting the neighborhood program Europe set an ambitious goal,
i.e. to create a stability zone, but overlooked interests of some
major geopolitical centers, the analyst said.
Initially uniform subject matters and instruments were used to various
countries in a diverse region, the expert said. As a result, Belarus
isolated itself, Azerbaijan was not "in a rush" either and said the
EU is its energy partner only.
Finally, the program came to a standstill after the Ukrainian events,
Armenia's refusal to sign association with the EU after 3.5-year talks,
EU sanctions and Russia's retaliation, Galstyan said.
Today the EU is ready to meet its partners halfway and to take into
account their unique needs, according to the analyst. -0--
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YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. The Riga summit will make the prospects of
Armenia-EU cooperation clear, political analyst Narek Galstyan said
on the air, on Sputnik-Armenia radio, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
The Eastern Partnership summit will be held in Riga in May, 2015.
Yet, the expert said, the expectations from the summit should not be
high. According to Galstyan, the summit may also specify the tools
for cooperation, the format and the range of issues on the fields of
the cooperation.
When starting the neighborhood program Europe set an ambitious goal,
i.e. to create a stability zone, but overlooked interests of some
major geopolitical centers, the analyst said.
Initially uniform subject matters and instruments were used to various
countries in a diverse region, the expert said. As a result, Belarus
isolated itself, Azerbaijan was not "in a rush" either and said the
EU is its energy partner only.
Finally, the program came to a standstill after the Ukrainian events,
Armenia's refusal to sign association with the EU after 3.5-year talks,
EU sanctions and Russia's retaliation, Galstyan said.
Today the EU is ready to meet its partners halfway and to take into
account their unique needs, according to the analyst. -0--
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/summit_in_riga_to_make_eu_armenia_cooperation_pros pects_clear_analyst/#sthash.nG6jHRgS.dpuf