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  • Ruben Safrastyan: Statement On Turkey's Membership In The Customs Un

    RUBEN SAFRASTYAN: STATEMENT ON TURKEY'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE CUSTOMS UNION A MESSAGE TO THE EU

    17:02 31.10.2013

    Anna Nazaryan
    Public Radio of Armenia

    Having failed to register victory on the Syrian issue, Turkey is
    changing its policy. Turkey has launched an independent game, and
    Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's proposal to accept Turkey in
    the Customs Union was part of that game.

    According to expert of Turkish studies Ruben Safrastyan, it was a
    message to the EU, which has long suspended the membership talks
    with Turkey. He says Turkey's membership in the Customs union is
    unrealistic at this point and there are no prerequisites for it.

    "However, if we assume Turkey joins the Customs Union, Armenia must
    have a say here, of course, if it ever becomes a full member of the
    CU," Sargsatyan said.

    What will the Georgian presidential elections change in the region?

    Some political scientists believe the Turkish-Azerbaijani factor will
    weaken in the country after Margvelashvili's victory. Safrastyan said
    he does not share the opinion.

    Unlike Armenia and Georgia, Azerbaijan does not rush to move either
    towards the EU or the Customs Union. "Official Baku does not aspire to
    join any alliance, as it has oil, which makes it more independent,"
    Ruben Safrastyan said. He added that no changes should expected in
    the Karabakh issue.

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/31/ruben-safrastyan-statement-on-turkeys-membership-in-the-customs-union-a-message-to-the-eu/

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