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Armenia Has No Alternative to Russian Military Presence
28.07.2006 17:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ European integration is the most preferable way of
development for Armenia, head of the permanent committee for foreign
relations at the RA parliament Armen Rustamian told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter. In his words, Armenia should borrow the positive from Europe
without losing the peculiarities of individual way of development. `As
for the Russian military presence, it’s essential, since it ensures
Armenia’s security. We have no alternative yet. If the European
community proposes something instead we can think it over. But till
that time Russia will be present in Armenia,’ Rustamian said.

At that he remarked that one of Armenia’s main tasks is to bring the
state legislation in accordance with the reviewed Constitution. `We
should pay special attention to the anti-corruption system and
formation of civic society basing on European values and poverty
reduction program,’ Armen Rustamian said.