Speaker of the Armenian parliament Artur Bagdassaryan has commented on reaction of statements by some Armenian politicians to his statements made in an interview to a German newspaper, according to which “Armenia is aimed at the US and NATO, and Russia should not hinder the process of Armenia’s Euro-integration.” To remind, after the statement made by the speaker of the Armenian parliament, the country’s President Robert Kocharyan reminded that Armenian foreign policy is defined by leadership of the country, in particular, the president, and statements made by the speaker is his personal stand changed with time.
As Bagdassaryan announced on Tuesday, in the interview to the German newspaper he expressed “logical Armenia’s position favoring European integration and deepening relations with NATO. I was speaking about the future, which I think to be right for our country. I know Armenia’s foreign policy and know that at present moment the issue of NATO membership is not on the agenda. However, my position is not in that Armenia becomes a NATO member as early as tomorrow morning; it is aimed at a much longer perspective, later than in 12 or 20 months. In future I see Armenia in the European Council, not in the Russia-Belarus Union. I think, there are no serious contradictions between my position and positions of other coalition forces and the president. If there are serious contradictions in foreign and domestic policies, Orinats Yerkir Party is ready to leave the coalition in order not to put the colleagues into a difficult position,” the Armenian speaker, who heads the party, said.
He also noted that speaking about the Euro-integration process, he did not mean bad relations with Russia. “I am not proponent of the forces that are trying to oppose Russia to Western values. As for NATO, we have the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) that envisages legislative and institutional reforms. The Armenian parliament is ready carry out these reforms. At the same time, Russia has been deepening relations with NATO, and why shouldn’t Armenia do the same by deepening these relations that meets its national interests, Artur Bagdassaryan asked in conclusion.”
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