Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
Friday
Will Armenia sign an agreement with the European Union?
Yerevan / 26.05.17 / Turan: The European Union is full of hopes that
this time Armenia will sign a new comprehensive and expanded
partnership agreement. David McAllister, head of the Foreign Affairs
Committee of the European Parliament, said this at a press conference
in Yerevan. Answering the question of Radio Liberty, he said that he
came to this conviction after discussions with Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan.
"Yes, Armenia is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, we know what
happened in 2013. But now President Sargsyan is ready to sign an
ambitious agreement with the European Union, which is important for
us, for the European Union," McAllister said.
It should be reminded that the European Union negotiated with Armenia
about the Association Agreement. However, in September 2013, after
almost 3.5 years of negotiations, unexpectedly, Serzh Sargsyan stated
that Armenia prefers to join the Eurasian Economic Union headed by
Russia.
At the same time, Armenian politicians admitted that in case of
refusal from the union with Russia, Moscow threatened Yerevan with the
loss of Karabakh.-02D-
