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POLITICIAN: ARMENIA'S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO AFFECT THE COUNTRY'S SECURITY
arminfo
Wednesday, November 21, 20:05
Armenia needs good and deep relations with the European Union but
they must not be allowed to affect its security, Armenian politician,
ex Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan told
journalists on Wednesday.
He said that the Armenian authorities are trying to combine good
relations with Russia and the CIS with close ties with the EU. "But
here I see a big difference: the European Union does not regard Armenia
as its potential member, while the Eurasian Union is ready to admit
it. Moreover, some European officials have made it quite clear that
membership to the Eurasian Union would mean a setback for Armenia's
integration with Europe," Melikyan said, adding that Armenia's security
depends mostly on its military-political cooperation with Russia.
"We must decide who we are with as in the next five years Azerbaijan
will try to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through a new war
and we must be ready for this," the expert said.
arminfo
Wednesday, November 21, 20:05
Armenia needs good and deep relations with the European Union but
they must not be allowed to affect its security, Armenian politician,
ex Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan told
journalists on Wednesday.
He said that the Armenian authorities are trying to combine good
relations with Russia and the CIS with close ties with the EU. "But
here I see a big difference: the European Union does not regard Armenia
as its potential member, while the Eurasian Union is ready to admit
it. Moreover, some European officials have made it quite clear that
membership to the Eurasian Union would mean a setback for Armenia's
integration with Europe," Melikyan said, adding that Armenia's security
depends mostly on its military-political cooperation with Russia.
"We must decide who we are with as in the next five years Azerbaijan
will try to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through a new war
and we must be ready for this," the expert said.