ArmInfo. The European vector is likely to remain important, but an additional direction of the main Russian vector of Armenia, such an opinion was expressed by the Russian analyst Sergey Markedonov.
"The implementation of such scenario is possible if the public base for Russian-Armenian cooperation is broadened, and it is extremely important to not limit it to intergovernmental and interdepartmental contacts, which will not lead to a significant revision of the foreign policy of Yerevan as a result of the signing of the Armenia-EU agreement. Moreover, Moscow will manage to escape dangerous precedents for other partners in Eurasian integration, "the analyst believes.
November 24, 2017 at the Brussels summit of the "Eastern Partnership" Armenia plans to sign a partnership document on the partnership with the EU, which was initialed on March 21 - the Agreement on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership. The relevant talks were initiated by the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU on October 12, 2015 in Luxembourg.
Markedonov, is convinced that the European direction for the republic has not closed Armenia's entry into the EAEU. At the same time, according to his estimates, the European Union does not intend to refuse to compete with Russia in the post-Soviet space in general and in Armenia in particular. And cooperation between the EU and Armenia in this or that format will exist, on the basis of which Moscow must draw a number of conclusions.
"We need to understand that no matter how important Russia's role in ensuring Armenia's security and the settlement of the Karabakh conflict is, it is impossible to reduce the strategic alliance to security alone, and interaction in the technological sphere, science and education is extremely important," he said.
In this light, Markedonov sees the need to overcome in many ways an artificial choice between Russian weapons and European science. The analyst believes that Russia can and should be associated with young generation Armenians not only with weapons, but also with opportunities for building a career and obtaining quality knowledge.