Armenia should gain maximum profit from all the integration projects offered by the global force centers, be it Russia or the European Union, Arman Navasardyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, head of diplomat.am project, said at today's public debates on the topic "The European Union vs. the Eurasian Union: Armenia's choice" held at the Caucasus Institute.
He said that when independence was being established, the Armenian diplomacy failed to cope with a number of vital problems: it was ousted from numerous regional projects, and the situation aggravated even more by the transport and economic blockade imposed on Armenia by Turkey and Azerbaijan. "For further development our country should participate in all possible projects. And in this context, both European integration and participation in the projects initiated by
Russia are a good opportunity for Armenia to solve its vital problems", he said.
He added that Armenian diplomacy can and must compare the both foreign political vectors in its own interests and should conduct a flexible policy.
Hayk Babukhanyan, MP, Head of the Constitutional Law Party and member of the parliament faction of the Republican Party of Armenia, said that though he shares the opinion that Armenia should combine the specified two foreign political lines, nevertheless, Russia is the strategic partner of Armenia in terms of system of values, geographic proximity, military and political security, as well as diplomatic support.
To note, the debates were organized by the Caucasus Institute with support from and in cooperation with the South Caucasus Regional Bureau of the Heinrich Boll Foundation.