‘Hopefully, there will be no “surprises” when signing the agreement with the EU’, Naira Zohrabyan

Aravot, Armenia

“The political part of the agreement: dialogue, public administration, justice, fight against corruption, I consider to be strong”, said Chairwoman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan, at the meeting with the members of Armenian National Platform of the “Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum”, touching upon the signing of a new framework agreement between Armenia and the EU scheduled for November.

She emphasized, “Deep and comprehensive free trade is replaced by “trading issues” component. I believe we will not have surprises when signing it. As far as I am aware, certain elements of the economic component are periodically discussed with another economic and integration partner, so we won’t face surprises on November”.

According to Naira Zohrabyan, as the 2013 agreement was not signed, previous years can be considered lost years.
Luiza SUKIASYAN

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS