Expert: Armenia mustn’t return to Soviet past

Expert: Armenia mustn’t return to Soviet past

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s key message during his visit to Armenia was deeming RA as a significant and equal partner in the region, director of Regional Studies Center said.

“Russia’s ties with Armenia are similar to those with Turkey, the stronger Armenia is, the greater importance it gains. The idea of EurAsEC’s reorganization is recently being promoted. However Armenia mustn’t step back to the Soviet past through joining restructured EurAsEC. ” Richard Giragosian said.

The Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC or EurAsEC) originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on March 29, 1996.The Treaty on the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Community was signed on October 10 , 2000,in Kazakhstan's capital Astana.

EAEC was established for effective promotion of the creation by the Customs Union member states of a Single Economic Space and for coordinating their approaches while integrating into the world economy and the international trade system. One of the Organization's chief activity vectors is ensuring the dynamic evolution of the Community states through coordinating their economic and social reforms while effectively using their economic potentials to improve the living standards of their peoples.

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