YEREVAN. – Naira Zohrabyan petitioned to her Council of Europe colleagues and demanded a clarification in connection with the European Parliament (EP) resolution that contains disturbing formulations concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh issue.    

Non-pro-government Prosperous Armenia Party National Assembly (PAP NA) Faction Secretary Zohrabyan herself stated the above-said at Friday’s NA briefing with news reporters. 

“Those [EP] MPs with whom I spoke said they had voted by the show of hands. As per the European Friends [of Armenia (EuFoA)] organization chairperson, they are not included in the resolution,” Zohrabyan added. 

In turn ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) NA Faction leader Galust Sahakyan reflected on the EP resolution, with respect to the European Neighbourhood Policy, and noted that it has nothing to do with Armenia’s decision to join the Customs Union.     

“It is not that we are going [toward the Customs Union] to become a ‘tail’ of a country; instead, we are going [toward the Customs Union] to create favorable conditions. Don’t motivate yourselves that our state is interested in walking behind any country’s tail!’” Sahakyan stated.    

In his words, “Armenia will not enter the Customs Union in [just] one stroke; if a political risk comes up, Armenia will choose a different path.”     

To note, following the talks that were held on September 3 in Moscow between Armenian and Russian Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin, Sargsyan had announced that Armenia plans to join the Customs Union and subsequently engage in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union. Aside from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan likewise are members in the Customs Union. And in response to this development, the European Union had stated that the signing of the Armenia-EU Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area agreement is now doubtful.  

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