YEREVAN May 4
“When the Yelk faction organized parliamentary hearings on the issue of withdrawal from the EAEU, I attended [them] myself and highlighted my opinion that it is impossible to stay away from regional integration processes. I think that if Pashinyan becomes the country’s prime minister [he] will respect Armenia’s interests and will not initiate its withdrawal from the EAEU,” Manaseryan noted. He added that “Russia is Armenia’s reliable partner, and this move will lead to a sharp deterioration of Armenian-Russian relations.”
The expert stressed that “a revolutionary process may positively affect the economic situation in the country.”
“If revolutions in other countries led to mistrust on the part of international partners, here we’ve got a different situation. We are receiving signals from foreign organizations that they are ready to continue cooperation,” Manaseryan noted. According to the economist, “it is necessary to settle the domestic political crises solely within the law for the process to continue in a positive atmosphere.”
On May 1, members of parliament rejected opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan’s candidacy to the post of prime minister. Forty-five lawmakers voted for him, against 53 votes needed for election as prime minister. Pashinyan then called on his supporters to embark on mass civil disobedience actions. The next voting on the PM candidacy is due on May 8.
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