YEREVAN. – Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s decision to join the Customs Union was rational.

Non-pro-government Prosperous Armenia Party member, economist Vardan Bostanjyan told the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am commenting on Tuesday’s talk in Moscow between the presidents of Armenia and Russia.   

“The main objective must be the security of Armenia and, naturally, of Nagorno-Karabakh. We should be guided by this,” Bostanjyan said.  

He added that there are several factors which predetermine Armenia’s choice.

In addition, as per the economist, despite the attempts to bring Armenian standards into line with the European ones, the products made in Armenia cannot cause breakthrough in the European market, at least in the first years.

“The main market of our export sales is Russia,” he stated. 

Also, according to Bostanjyan, Armenia’s migrant workers, who send money from abroad, primarily work in Russia.  

“Considering these factors, we need to confess that the President of Armenia made a decision that is the most appropriate to the circumstances.

“[But] at the same time this does not mean that we cannot accept all that is contemporary and desirable, which European integration will give to our country,” Vardan Bostanjyan concluded.        

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