Armenia-EU Action Plan is policy of real way to European integration

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Action Plan in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy is a political cooperation to a greater extent, and then economic. The Action Plan is a policy of real way to European integration, and less of all it is next statements of declarative character, Chairman of "European Integration" NGO political scientist Karen Bekarian stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net In his words, in this sphere the EU works with 17 states in individual format, including with Southern Caucasian countries. "At the beginning the states of Southern Caucasus were viewed as something whole, Such an approach was performed during the first years of independence. But then they confessed that such an approach is not correct, it is very subjective, and in case of such approach there is no healthy competition. In other words, a strong country drags along a weak country. Currently the European Union works on a concrete program aimed at separate countries. Yes, they have their interests but we also can push forward our own interests. This is on political ground," Bekarian said.



As to economic aspect of cooperation, in Bekarian's words, Armenia's commodity circulation with Europe is on the first place, then come the CIS countries and then Russia. "Our main trade partner is Europe. But there is no legal field, the legislation is unregulated. And most probably the next step of the program will exactly be the process of bringing the legislation and legal norms to a whole. There is one more thing, a very important circumstance. Unfortunately, we do not have common borders and it slows down the integration process to some extent. But I think Armenia will pass its way to Europe. We should stress one more thing, a very significant circumstance: the EU Action program on any account does not suppose compulsory EU membership at the end. These are quite different things, and those people, who join them are walking through wrong way and they disorient the society," underscored the Armenian political scientist.

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