Withdrawal from CSTO and integration with NATO, this is how participants of forum in Brussels see Armenia's future
YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. A joint statement made by the participants of "Armenia's Strategic Future: Armenia-Europe" forum held in Brussels on November 9-10, which was attended also by Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, declared Armenia's integration into Europe as a strategic perspective.
"We will support Armenia's comprehensive integration into the European Union, bilateral and mutually beneficial exchange and development of leading innovative technologies, exchange of business culture, experience and skills, entry of Armenian producers to European markets and expansion of European investments inflow to Armenia," reads the statement distributed by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum.
The text also demands that the Armenian authorities withdraw from the CSTO, EAEU, CIS and continue relations with Russia exclusively in a bilateral format.
"In the security area, Armenia's path is Euro-Atlantic integration, development of bilateral or multilateral comprehensive security and military cooperation with NATO countries, as well as with India. In this regard, we welcome the military and security cooperation with France, Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Czech Republic, as well as with other countries professing democratic values, including India, South Korea, Japan, etc.," the text reads.
Thus, the forum participants state that:
- Armenia's strategic future is full membership in the European Union.
- Armenia's strategic future is integration into the Euro-Atlantic security system.
- Armenia's strategic future is development of democracy and protection of fundamental human rights.
- Armenia's strategic future is to become a part of the family of civilized nations.
In his speech at the forum on November 10, the Secretary of the Security Council stated that Armenia has an idea to become a country with non-aligned status. Armen Grigoryan highlighted the implementation of the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement and said that Yerevan applied to the EU to expand cooperation in a number of areas, including in the defense area. --0—
