Parliamentarian: Global challenges imply global responsibility

ArmInfo. The proposal of the European Parliament to create a common economic space between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries, in general, contains quite  good opportunities, Sos Avetisyan, MP of the My Step parliamentary  faction, expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo commenting on the  idea of creating a common economic space between the EU and the  Eastern Partnership countries.

"In the post-coronavirus world, especially in the context of the  continued spread of infection, economic cooperation at the global  level needs, to the extent possible, diversification and deepening in  various directions. In this light, the Armenian Foreign Ministry  needs to give recommendations to the government based on a thorough  study of the contents of this EU proposal to develop appropriate  policies, "he said.

Avetisyan believes that this proposal of the Europeans may be of  interest to Russia, given that the continuation of the confrontation  even after overcoming the coronavirus does not proceed from the  economic interests of the partner countries. According to his  estimates, in this light, it is necessary to develop mechanisms to  talk about the correlation, and not the opposition of economic  interests.

According to the parliamentarian, the importance of Russia for  Armenia as a strategic partner in no way cancels the priority of  national interests for Armenia. In this light, he sees the need to  seek opportunities for correlation of interests and development of  ways in the direction of diversification of economic cooperation.  According to Avetisyan, the world order based on greater interaction,  is the best opportunity for economic recovery. And everyone should  realize this.

"The proposal clearly needs to be carefully studied to understand  what the EU means by economic cooperation, what is the" Eastern  Partnership ", and how it will all correspond with the existing  obligations of Armenia. In any case, I think this idea is very good,  because at some point, all countries of the world will refuse to  maintain dividing lines, based, inter alia, on their own interests.  Judging by the periodic consultations of leaders of various  countries, it is already recognized today that global challenges  imply global full responsibility, "the parliamentarian summed up.

To recall, a draft report was developed in the European Parliament  with a proposal to create a single economic space with the countries  of the Eastern Partnership. The project will be discussed at a  meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament  and may be approved by the European Commission in May. The creation  of a "common economic space" is part of a strategy for the gradual  integration into Europe of six countries of the Eastern Partnership  program: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia and Moldova.

According to the draft report, the EU will support the gradual  integration of the six countries into the EU energy union, transport  community and a single digital market. Among other things, in the  field of telecommunications, the document proposes in the near future  to establish a "regime without roaming between the EU and Eastern  Partnership countries and a communication mode within the Eastern  Partnership."