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HOVANES IGITYAN: NOTHING HINDERS SERZH SARGSYAN, WHICH CHANGED HIS DECISION BY 180 DEGREES OVER A NIGHT, TO AGAIN PULL A 180
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, September 5, 17:19
Nothing hinders Serzh Sargsyan, which changed his decision by 180
degrees over a night, to again pull a 180 over the next night and
come back to the initial stage, a member of the initiative group for
restoration of the "Armenian Pan-National Movement" party, Hovanes
Igityan, told Arminfo correspondent.
"I think that against the background of the shame which all of us
in Armenia feel for the president's mistake, we may accept it, put
emotions aside and change our decision for observing of the economic
interests of the country. The most important is that no irreversible
step has been made yet, which would terminate the prospects of
Armenia's cooperation with the EU. Anyway, the decision about joining
the Customs Union is not such a step. Taking into consideration lack
of ultimatum from the side of Europe, it is still possible to develop
European integration of Armenia, and we can still choose this way.
Against such a background, I think that the Europeans will not stop
the association process, and at least till November Yerevan has time
for careful calculation and analysis", - he said.
Touching on possible reaction of Moscow on such turning of Yerevan,
Igityan said that the Russians have never compared their steps
regarding Baku with devotion of the authorities of Armenia. Within
the frames of such a logic, today as well, Moscow will not change its
attitude to Armenia in the matter of the Karabakh conflict. "A year
ago, Aliyev himself has a rather negative attitude to Azerbaijan's
possible joining the Customs Union. However, there was no repression
and punishment from the side of Moscow, on the contrary, Russia started
striving to the better relations and to rapprochement with Azerbaijan",
- Igityan concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
by David Stepanyan
ARMINFO
Thursday, September 5, 17:19
Nothing hinders Serzh Sargsyan, which changed his decision by 180
degrees over a night, to again pull a 180 over the next night and
come back to the initial stage, a member of the initiative group for
restoration of the "Armenian Pan-National Movement" party, Hovanes
Igityan, told Arminfo correspondent.
"I think that against the background of the shame which all of us
in Armenia feel for the president's mistake, we may accept it, put
emotions aside and change our decision for observing of the economic
interests of the country. The most important is that no irreversible
step has been made yet, which would terminate the prospects of
Armenia's cooperation with the EU. Anyway, the decision about joining
the Customs Union is not such a step. Taking into consideration lack
of ultimatum from the side of Europe, it is still possible to develop
European integration of Armenia, and we can still choose this way.
Against such a background, I think that the Europeans will not stop
the association process, and at least till November Yerevan has time
for careful calculation and analysis", - he said.
Touching on possible reaction of Moscow on such turning of Yerevan,
Igityan said that the Russians have never compared their steps
regarding Baku with devotion of the authorities of Armenia. Within
the frames of such a logic, today as well, Moscow will not change its
attitude to Armenia in the matter of the Karabakh conflict. "A year
ago, Aliyev himself has a rather negative attitude to Azerbaijan's
possible joining the Customs Union. However, there was no repression
and punishment from the side of Moscow, on the contrary, Russia started
striving to the better relations and to rapprochement with Azerbaijan",
- Igityan concluded.
From: Baghdasarian