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  • Armenian Analyst Links Premier's Resignation To Political U-Turn

    ARMENIAN ANALYST LINKS PREMIER'S RESIGNATION TO POLITICAL U-TURN

    22:02 * 04.04.14

    In an interview with Tert.am, the chairman of the Armenian Union of
    Political Analysts said he strongly believes that the president's
    September 3 landmark statement on joining the Eurasian Customs Union
    is the major reason behind PM Tigran Sargsyan's resignation.

    According to Hmayak Hovhannisyan, any major U-turn on a country's
    political agenda is certain to cause the cabinet to step down.

    "By and large, when a country faces a complete change of a foreign
    policy line, the cabinet resigns, because that cabinet is the team
    which implements the policies it believes in. Tigran Sargsyan's
    cabinet was negotiating with the EU for three to five years to
    agree over the Association Agreement package, but after last year's
    September 3 statement announcing a new policy line, which is aimed
    at membership in the Customs Union and Eurasian integration, the
    government had to trample on what it preached. Tigran Sargsyan's last
    attempt was the proposal to the EU, which he made a few days before
    his resignation. That is, the statement that Armenia, like Ukraine,
    is ready to sign the political part of the EU agreement, because
    the economic part could not be clearly signed due to the intention
    to join the CU. And in response to the bid, Tigran Sargsyan faced a
    clear pressure in the person of EU officials who said Armenia is going
    to become a member of the CU, as opposed to Ukraine," said the expert.

    Armenian News - Tert.am




    From: A. Papazian
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