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    Armenian authorities must be open with people - expert

    12:27 * 05.07.14


    Armenian political analyst Levon Shirinyan calls upon the authorities
    to be frank enough with the population to clearly state why the
    country's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union is being delayed.

    "In terms of the timeframes, the Government must clearly say why [the
    process] is being protracted. It is necessary to put an end to this
    practice in Armenia; the authorities must be open with the people,"
    Levon Shirinyan told Tert.am.

    The expert said he expects the deal to be completed until the end of
    this year, with Russia being interested in Armenia's membership. He
    said Armenia's value is high at least for Russia which treats the
    country as its strategic ally, attaching a great importance to its
    geopolitical position. "Armenia's wedge is important in that stream. I
    suppose that Armenia is a balancing element for Russia in the Eurasian
    Economic Union, which has pan-Turkism as one of its elements," he
    added.

    As for the other EaEU members, Kazakhstan and Belarus, Shirinyan said
    he doesn't think their interest is of high importance against the
    backdrop of Russia's influence.

    Asked whether the Azerbaijani factor could have any influence at all,
    the expert replied, "I see [the country's influence] to an extent that
    the pan-Turkism question may be raised."

    But Shirinyan warned against overestimating Armenia's role, noting
    that the country's largely relies on Russian transfers. "It is
    important to understand that nobody goes crazy for Armenia. The West
    doesn't at all, with the East going crazy only very little, So the
    process continues," he added.


    Armenian News - Tert.am


    From: Baghdasarian
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