Switalski: EU does not want to play geopolitical games

ArmInfo. The European Union does not want to play geopolitical games. This was stated by the head of the EU delegation in Armenia Piotr Switalski at the conference  "Perspectives of the Eastern Partnership".

"We can not accept the reality in which some part of the region  becomes the territory of someone's absolute influence. We do not want  to return to the zero point with our partners. We do not want to play  games," he said.

At the same time, the ambassador assured that after the Brussels  summit, at which the signing of the agreement between the EU and  Armenia on a deep and comprehensive partnership, positive tendencies  for the republic are indicated.

Nevertheless, the ambassador notes that after the bitter experience  of the previous summit, the moods of both the initiators of the  partnership and the partners have changed. "Today, a completely  different level of expectations and claims," he said, adding that in  general, small expectations of the program itself and the "Eastern  Partnership". According to him, the main goal of the Eastern  Partnership is the stabilization of the economies of partner  countries.

As for the process of liberalization of the visa regime between  Armenia and the EU, the ambassador noted that after the signing of  the agreement between the parties and after "Armenia does its  homework well", this day will come.

He also expressed concern over the fact that the "Eastern  Partnership" countries themselves are very sluggishly interacting  with each other.

The head of the Center for Globalization and Regional Studies Stepan  Grigoryan noted that dissonance of moods is developing between the  Armenian society and political forces. According to him, a survey  conducted recently by the Center led by him showed that the majority  of the Armenian society is turning its eyes to Europe, meanwhile,  only 5% of the country's political forces have a pro-Western  orientation. "That is, the republic's political forces do not reflect  the mood and views of society, and therefore can not lead the  masses", he concluded.