Summit in Riga to make EU-Armenia cooperation prospects clear - analyst
09.03.2015,
13:01
The Riga summit will make the prospects of Armenia-EU cooperation clear, political analyst Narek Galstyan said on the air, on Sputnik-Armenia radio, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. The Riga summit will make the prospects of Armenia-EU cooperation clear, political analyst Narek Galstyan said on the air, on Sputnik-Armenia radio, as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
The Eastern Partnership summit will be held in Riga in May, 2015.
Yet, the expert said, the expectations from the summit should not be high. According to Galstyan, the summit may also specify the tools for cooperation, the format and the range of issues on the fields of the cooperation.
When starting the neighborhood program Europe set an ambitious goal, i.e. to create a stability zone, but overlooked interests of some major geopolitical centers, the analyst said.
Initially uniform subject matters and instruments were used to various countries in a diverse region, the expert said. As a result, Belarus isolated itself, Azerbaijan was not “in a rush” either and said the EU is its energy partner only.
Finally, the program came to a standstill after the Ukrainian events, Armenia’s refusal to sign association with the EU after 3.5-year talks, EU sanctions and Russia’s retaliation, Galstyan said.
Today the EU is ready to meet its partners halfway and to take into account their unique needs, according to the analyst. –0--
