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    Sargsyan reacts to Astana statements: Nazarbayev remarks, he says,
    "can't harm us"

    http://armenianow.com/news/54828/armenia_president_serzh_sargsyan_nazarbayev_astana _karabakh_customs_union
    NEWS | 31.05.14 | 19:27


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    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has put a brave face on the
    statements made by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarvayev at an
    Astana-hosted summit regarding Nagorno-Karabakh's status in the
    emerging Eurasian Union, saying that albeit unpleasant, these remarks
    still "can't harm us".

    During the May 29 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
    during which Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus signed a treaty on the
    establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union beginning on January 1,
    2015 (and Armenia is an aspiring member of this Union), Nazarbayev
    cited a letter addressed by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev to all the
    three leaders of the current Customs Union, saying that Armenia should
    be admitted to the Union only within its United Nations-recognized
    borders, i.e. without Nagorno-Karabakh.

    The Armenian president did not reply to the statements of the summit
    host immediately, which drew criticism at home. Members of the
    Armenian opposition denounced the passivity of Armenia on the
    interference of Azerbaijan into the process of Armenia's accession to
    a trade bloc involving third countries and Yerevan's allowing its
    allies to yield to Baku's pressure.

    Attended a gathering of young members of his ruling Republican Party
    of Armenia at the resort town of Tsaghkadzor on Saturday, Sargsyan
    answered a question from a young Republican regarding the Astana
    summit and Armenia's position on the matter.

    "First of all, I must say that there are no obstacles to Armenia's
    membership in the Customs Union. And when we speak here about two or
    three issues, these two or three issues are of purely technical nature
    and concern our trade relations," Sargsyan said, as quoted by his
    press office.

    "As for what was voiced by Nazarbayev, first, from the outset it is
    wrong to talk about borders. What borders are we talking about? The
    Karabakh problem is not being solved in the Customs Union," said the
    Armenian president. And who said that we are joining the Customs Union
    together with Karabakh? There has been no such thing and could not be,
    because at least under our laws and in accordance with our ideas,
    Karabakh today is not part of Armenia. And the fact that membership in
    the Customs Union will contribute to the solution of the
    Nagorno-Karabakh problem is unequivocal."

    Interestingly, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that
    consultations with the participation of senior representatives of the
    Ministry and heads of Armenian diplomatic missions abroad will be held
    in Yerevan on Monday. The participants of the consultations to be
    chaired by President Sargsyan are also due to meet with Parliament
    Speaker Galust Sahakyan and Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan and travel
    to Nagorno-Karabakh where their meeting with the second Armenian
    republic's President Bako Sahakyan is planned. The agenda of the
    consultations has not been revealed but Armenia's planned membership
    in the Eurasian Union and related matters are likely to be the focal
    point.

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