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Armenian Experts’ Debate: “Membership in the EEU in Exchange for Security”

Interview with Vagram Ter-Matevosian and Arshaluis Mgdesian In January 2015, Armenia became an official member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), having refused to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union. Armenia has no common borders with the Customs Union member states; ... ... significant sectors of the economy to the level adopted in the EEU . In the meantime, the Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit, which took place on 21 and 22 May in Riga, Latvia... ... accession to the EEU as a means to ensure a free movement of goods, services, and labor. Russia’s leading role in Armenia’s trade turnover also tipped the scale...

22.09.2015

interview

The Vilnius Summit: Armenian Dimension

Armenia and the Customs Union: a Forced Maneuver or Conscious Choice? At the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius on November 28-29, 2013, Armenia chose not to ... ... cooperation with the Easterners on any level. This point appears especially important for the European Union in view of President Obama's intentions to place the U.S.A. at the lead... ... services from Eastern countries and providing them with energy supplies that bypass Russia if Russia chooses to ban imports. Moscow is also seen as more vulnerable due...

17.12.2013

analytics

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)