ARMENIAN DELEGATE PROPOSES EURONEST PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH TIES WITH EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION COUNTRIES VIA ARMENIA

YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Artsvik Minasyan, a member of the Armenian
delegation in the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and a member of
the National Assembly of Armenia from the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation/Dashnaktsutyun party, speaking at the Euronest Parliamentary
Assembly’s fourth session in Yerevan, proposed the Assembly to
establish ties with the Eurasian Economic Union countries.

He was quoted by Novosti-Armenia as saying that Armenia’s membership
in the Eurasian Economic Union shouldn’t be considered as an adverse
phenomenon.

Quite the opposite – it is necessary to take advantage of Armenia’s
membership in the union and to start a dialogue with the Eurasian
Economic Union countries.

In his opinion, Armenia has all chances to develop into a model of
democracy in the Eurasian Economic Union space.

He believes Armenia is able to become a good example for other
countries forcing them to take the road of democracy. Minasyan also
thinks constitutional reforms can produce substantial effect.

The Eurasian Economic Union treaty, signed by Russia, Belarus and
Kazakhstan on May 29 in Astana, took force on January 2, 2015.

Kyrgyzstan is expected to join the union in May.

The Euronest Parliamentary Assembly’s fourth session took place in
Yerevan on March 17 and 18. It was the Assembly’s first session in
this city.

Prospects for cooperation in 2014-2020 as part of European Neighborhood
and Eastern Partnership policies as well as communications, cultural
dialogue, energy security and alternative energy sources were discussed
at the session.

The Armenian Genocide Resolution and some other documents were adopted
at the session as well. —0—-