Armenia will be considered in Russia as a candidate to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), it is not possible to sit in two seats at the same time.of Euromedia24Russian analyst, former editor-in-chief of the Russian "Regnum" news agency expressed this opinion in a conversation withModest Kolerovtalking about starting the process of Armenia's accession to the European Union.
The Russian political scientist recalled the statement of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Co-Chairman of the Armenia-Russia Intergovernmental Commission, Alexey Overchuk, that they consider the decision of the Armenian government to be the beginning of Armenia's withdrawal from the EAEU.
Modest Kolerov."Russia's position on this situation was expressed by Overchuk, the co-chairman of the intergovernmental commission. He stated that the prospect of Armenia joining the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union are incompatible. What is Russia doing here, being preoccupied with the affairs of Ukraine?" , postpones his affairs with Armenia for the third time. It is understandable. He does not have time to deal with Armenia. But Overchuk, as Russia-Armenia the co-chairman of the intergovernmental commission clearly stated that Armenia's desire to join the European Union is not compatible with Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union. The withdrawal process has begun."
Modest Kolerov considers the European integration process very harmful for Armenia and is convinced that no one is going to accept Armenia into the European Union in the nearest historical perspective, but the rhetoric of entering the EU itself excludes Armenia's special relations with the former Soviet republics.
The Russian analyst sees the obvious enthusiasm of a significant part of the Armenian population for the European integration process and says that he knows very well the main motives of the interest of Armenian citizens. because in his opinion, it will lead to mass emigration and depopulation of the country.
Modest Kohler. "For Armenia, European integration is equal to - a sign of equality - equal to the mass emigration of Armenians from Armenia. I think that the process of the outflow of Armenians from Armenia has already begun. Armenia will not withstand this integration, it will disappear as a populated country."
Kolerov cited the cases of the Baltic states as an example: according to him, 20 percent of the population left Estonia, 30 percent of the population of Lithuania and 50 percent of the population of Latvia.
Modest Kolerov."I want to draw your attention to the fact that Azerbaijan does not claim the territory of Syunik. Before the last war, only 40 thousand people lived in Syunik. After that, Syunik left for a short time was inhabited by about 10,000 Armenians, displaced refugees from Nagorno Karabakh, but they have already left Syunik with the strength of its population".
To be fair, Modest Kolerov does not present the data correctly. According to the data published on the official website of Syunik Marz, 140,300 people live in Syunik Marz.
It is not yet clear how Armenia is going to combine its aspirations to join the EAEU and the European Union. The Kremlin reported that on January 17, the Armenian Prime Minister called the Russian President and clarified the situation regarding the steps taken by Yerevan in the field of relations with the European Union. gave his comments and assessments, but the official sources are silent on what exactly Pashinyan gave and what assessment Putin gave to all that.
Author: Aram Sargsyan
