Expert: No one is waiting for Armenia in the EU

ArmInfo.The process of Armenia joining the European Union began in  2019, when Yerevan  recalled its representative to the CSTO, Yuri Khachaturov, as stated by political scientist and internationalist Grigor Balasanyan on February 24 during the discussions "EAEU or EU. Armenia's choice in  the context of shaping a new global order".

According to him, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective  Security Treaty Organization are both crucial components in the  security system, and the recall of their representative already then  demonstrated the start of freezing relations with the CSTO. The  authors and organizers of the new initiative to join the EU are fully  aware of its lack of significance, as it has nothing to do with the  EU.  He pointed out the actions of opponents of Yerevan's continued  participation in the EAEU, noting that they are taking a very cunning  path. For example, based on their statements, one can conclude that  if relations with the Russian Federation worsen, the latter may stop  gas supplies, and in this case one can count on receiving Azerbaijani  "blue" fuel. Thus, the political scientist continued, an attempt is  being made to involve the country in the sphere of influence of the  Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem with a subsequent problem-free solution to  the issue of the so-called Zangezur corridor. 

The expert noted that in Europe itself there are "friends" of  Armenia, who give hope to the country's authorities that Armenia is a  European nation and should become part of it. "But here we must keep  in mind where the EU is and what it represents? One of the most  active countries is France, whose Ambassador recently stated that  Yerevan actually recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan's  territory back in 1991. This raises questions  about what Paris has  been doing for 30 years in the OSCE Minsk Group. Also, it is  important to note France's interest in the Turkish-Azerbaijani  project to open the Zangezur corridor. In particular, companies from  Kazakhstan, fearing sanctions from the West, cannot export uranium  through Russian territory. The opening of the Zangezur corridor will  solve this problem for Paris, which has previously faced challenges  in obtaining nuclear fuel from Africa," the expert emphasized.