When Armenians urge the recognition of the Armenian genocide, they say that it is also for excluding such possibility in the world in the future. Maybe people do not really care what is happening in the other end of the world, even if we have huge Armenian community there.
“EU is disappointed and shocked by Armenia’s unexpected turn, especially after giving up on the free trade area and association agreement negotiation that lasted over three years,” said policy analyst Amanda Paul, who represents the European Policy Centre of Brussels. She says Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union was made without any discussion with politicians, the civic society and the Armenian people.
Haik Toutounjyan came to Armenia for six months after having lived in New York for 38 years, and never returned back to the States. His decision to stay in the fatherland has a very interesting explanation. “Here they don’t war in my name, do not bomb other countries with the taxes I pay. Do you […]
This is very strange and it is like the casus of Belarus. As you know, Belarus participates in the Eastern Partnership Project, but meanwhile also is a member of Eurasia integration project and Customs Union. I think there should be no skepticism.
In January 2013 examination cycle at Gyumri Pedagogical University a post-graduate student of the faculty of foreign languages Hasmik Sukiasyan received examination marks without being present at the university and passing exams.
“Armenia’s membership with the Customs Union is positive for the development of Eurasia integration project. There have been tough discussions about Armenia’s membership with the Customs Union. There are questions that are unanswered so far as it is not clear how the Custom Union regime can be preserved in the condition of absence of physical border with Armenia. This is a very serious problem,” said Andrey Suzdaltsev:
Who is Shan Harutyunyan? Is he a political prisoner or a hooligan that was arrested for violating the public order? Should he be treated as an activist who was arrested for his struggle against the government or someone that violated laws and order? P
“It is impossible to solve the border problem; we will have to live as we are doing now – separately. What can we do? We can’t bring the sea towards us. We did not have physical borders with Tajiks and Turkmens either, but we lived together,” said Nikolay Rizhkov, member of the Russian Federal Assembly, during his visit to Yerevan.
“The Customs Union is a new window of opportunities for the Armenian economy. I think the long-lasting negotiations and research have proven to be successful, and we have received an opportunity to apply for membership with the CU,” said PM Tigran Sargsyan in an interview given to the Ukrainion “Today” newspaper.
Instead of fighting for freedoms and rights in streets now the format of making democracy has been taken to the newly reconstructed building of the parliament, where the more the opposition criticizes the government, the more stronger the government becomes.
