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CU SHOULD UNDERSTAND TO RESPECT PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES' NATIONAL LANGUAGES - ARMENIAN OPPOSITION PARTY
February 16, 2014 | 21:03
YEREVAN. - The state and official languages of the Customs Union (CU)
member states should be equal for use and communication.
Armenia's opposition Heritage Party National Assembly Faction Secretary
Tevan Poghosyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Poghosyan commented on the recent statement by Andrey Belyaninov, Head
of Federal Customs Service of Russia, according to which the working
language of the customs services of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan
is Russian, whereas this is Armenian in Armenia, and therefore,
"a serious work must be done. Otherwise, they will not understand
one another in these countries."
In the Armenian MP's conviction, the Customs Union should understand
that the national languages should be respected.
"If there is a problem in technical terms, they can communicate in
any language suitable for them," Poghosyan said.
But he stressed that the deeper Armenia's CU accession process get,
similar statements will be heard that much more often.
As per Heritage's deputy, the Armenian officials need to be demanding,
and defend Armenia's Constitution and interests.
"[But] if they are unable to do that, the [Armenian] society should
respond adequately," Tevan Poghosyan added.
Following the talks that were held on September 3, 2013 in Moscow
between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir
Putin, Sargsyan had announced that Armenia plans to join the Customs
Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the Eurasian Economic
Union. In December 2013, the "road map" for Armenia's accession to the
Customs Union was adopted. And in January of this year, the Government
of Armenia approved the action plan for the implementation of this
"road map." Aside from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan likewise are
members in the Customs Union.
http://news.am/eng/news/194346.html
February 16, 2014 | 21:03
YEREVAN. - The state and official languages of the Customs Union (CU)
member states should be equal for use and communication.
Armenia's opposition Heritage Party National Assembly Faction Secretary
Tevan Poghosyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Poghosyan commented on the recent statement by Andrey Belyaninov, Head
of Federal Customs Service of Russia, according to which the working
language of the customs services of Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan
is Russian, whereas this is Armenian in Armenia, and therefore,
"a serious work must be done. Otherwise, they will not understand
one another in these countries."
In the Armenian MP's conviction, the Customs Union should understand
that the national languages should be respected.
"If there is a problem in technical terms, they can communicate in
any language suitable for them," Poghosyan said.
But he stressed that the deeper Armenia's CU accession process get,
similar statements will be heard that much more often.
As per Heritage's deputy, the Armenian officials need to be demanding,
and defend Armenia's Constitution and interests.
"[But] if they are unable to do that, the [Armenian] society should
respond adequately," Tevan Poghosyan added.
Following the talks that were held on September 3, 2013 in Moscow
between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir
Putin, Sargsyan had announced that Armenia plans to join the Customs
Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the Eurasian Economic
Union. In December 2013, the "road map" for Armenia's accession to the
Customs Union was adopted. And in January of this year, the Government
of Armenia approved the action plan for the implementation of this
"road map." Aside from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan likewise are
members in the Customs Union.
http://news.am/eng/news/194346.html