Monday, November 20 2017 16:12

ArmInfo.. "Each structure wants to increase its influence and its team, it is unlikely that entire Russia and the Russian Foreign Ministry will be exclusively interested in Armenia's interests. It is certainly beneficial for Azerbaijan to join the EAEU," the head of the parliamentary faction told journalists on November 20 the ruling Republican Party Vahram Baghdasaryan, commenting on the statements of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia would be happy to see Azerbaijan in the EAEU.

Baghdasaryan stated that, of course, Russia would benefit from  Azerbaijan's accession to the EAEU, however, by its definition, the  desire and reality do not always coincide. As the politician noted,  Azerbaijan's entry into the EAEU is hampered by the unresolved  Karabakh conflict. "In a word, I do not see anything terrible or  dangerous in this statement," Baghdasaryan concluded.

On November 20 in Baku during a meeting with students of the  Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey  Lavrov said that Russia would be very pleased to see Azerbaijan as  part of the Eurasian Economic Union.

"This union is an open integration community, we did not force anyone  to join this organization, we are currently considering the inclusion  of Tajikistan in this structure. We are also receiving applications  from countries that are not members of the CIS," Lavrov said. 

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan repeatedly  stated that Azerbaijan did not address this issue, but if such a  desire arises, Armenia expressed it clearly. "According to the  provisions of the agreement, this status can not be attributed to a  country that is acting to the detriment of a member state and the  whole organization. It is enough to note only the blockade. From this  point of view, there can be no speech about the status of an  observer, not speaking about the membership," said Kocharyan. 

Sergei Glazyev, an adviser to the Russian president on regional  economic integration, said in Yerevan in October 2017, that the  decision to accept Azerbaijan into the Eurasian Economic Union  depends on Armenia's position.