World Bulletin, Turkey
March 1 2014

Armenians urged to lean towards Russia

The leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress coalition,
former President Levon Ter-Petrossian, also called the Armenian people
to lean toward Russia after saying that joining the European Union
does not appear to feasible.

World Bulletin / News Desk

Armenia has pledged to join a Russian-led CIS Customs Union along with
Belarus and Kazakhstan, according to Amrenia’s deputy Foreign Minister
Shavarsh Kocharian.

Kocharian promised to meet the union’s standards within weeks, on time
for the approval of the document by Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

The leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress coalition,
former President Levon Ter-Petrossian, also called the Armenian people
to lean toward Russia after saying that joining the European Union
does not appear to feasible.

Ter-Petrossian’s speech to crowds in Yerevan comes after the Armenian
government opted out of an Association Agreement with the European
Union in November.

From: A. Papazian