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ISSUES REGARDING FUTURE OF CIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN ASHGABAT: MARGAROV
10:07, 5 December, 2012
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Leaders of countries of the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are gathering for a
December 5 summit in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat and a number
of issues regarding the future of CIS as an integration structure
may be discussed at the summit. In a conversation with "Armenpress"
the Director of the Armenian Branch of Institute of CIS Countries
Alexander Margarov stated this. The political scientist stated that
20 years is a rather interesting period of time, when an organization
steps to the certain stage of functioning. Margarov stated: "Now the
question of putting forward new cooperation prospects is of a certain
importance for the organization."
The political scientist stated that one can hear a lot of conversations
regarding problems between CIS countries, although there are
mechanisms, which will allow the countries, which see no future in
the organization, to leave CIS, like it was with Georgia. Margarov
stated: "If the countries continue their membership in CIS, this
signifies that the organization is meaningful and has corresponding
mechanisms of membership." As to the position of the Armenian side
regarding membership in the Customs Union, Margarov said that as far
as Armenia has no common border with other member countries of CIS,
it's necessary to develop a new special mechanism for Armenia, "which
will provide not a formal and useless membership, but a substantial
membership in the organization."
From: A. Papazian
10:07, 5 December, 2012
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, ARMENPRESS. Leaders of countries of the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are gathering for a
December 5 summit in Turkmenistan's capital, Ashgabat and a number
of issues regarding the future of CIS as an integration structure
may be discussed at the summit. In a conversation with "Armenpress"
the Director of the Armenian Branch of Institute of CIS Countries
Alexander Margarov stated this. The political scientist stated that
20 years is a rather interesting period of time, when an organization
steps to the certain stage of functioning. Margarov stated: "Now the
question of putting forward new cooperation prospects is of a certain
importance for the organization."
The political scientist stated that one can hear a lot of conversations
regarding problems between CIS countries, although there are
mechanisms, which will allow the countries, which see no future in
the organization, to leave CIS, like it was with Georgia. Margarov
stated: "If the countries continue their membership in CIS, this
signifies that the organization is meaningful and has corresponding
mechanisms of membership." As to the position of the Armenian side
regarding membership in the Customs Union, Margarov said that as far
as Armenia has no common border with other member countries of CIS,
it's necessary to develop a new special mechanism for Armenia, "which
will provide not a formal and useless membership, but a substantial
membership in the organization."
From: A. Papazian