EU High Representative Kaya Kalas stated that the European Union will send a “hybrid rapid response team” to Armenia “to help counter threats before the country’s elections.”

As a result of these processes carried out by the EU, what will Armenia gain or lose?

Head of YSU Political Institutes and Processes Chair, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Garik Keryan speaking about this issue, he said: if there is an achievement, it should be Armenia’s membership in the EU, which, of course, can make any serious political scientist laugh.

“Armenia has no chance of becoming a member of the EU, it is simply impossible, in all aspects: economic, geographical, etc. In addition to this, the EU does not have an expansion plan in its strategic plans, the only expansion is planned in the Western Balkans: Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, these countries want to take to the EU in order to complete Europe and thus close the circle. I can’t say how long it will take for the EU to succeed, but one thing is clear: the EU has no plans to expand to another region.” 168.amGarik Keryan mentioned in a conversation with

According to the political scientist, even Ukraine has no chance of becoming a member of the EU, despite the fact that it continues to suffer territorial, material and human losses and will continue to suffer for the sake of this great goal.

“Today, processes are taking place within the EU as well, which give many political scientists the right to say that the EU is on the verge of collapse, that is, the views regarding the future of the EU are not united, they are divided. It is not clear what the future of that structure will be, we see processes of division there, the first “swallows” are the positions of Hungary and Slovakia, and before that, Great Britain left with great noise. It is not excluded that other countries will leave the EU, all this shows that our benefit from the EU will be zero.

Of course, nobody is against trade and economic ties, but they cannot be so essential for the development of Armenia, they are small in terms of volume, they cannot give us energy resources, because they need it, etc., Garik Keryan added.

Speaking about the negative impact of these processes, the political scientist noted that Armenia will lose the neighborliness of neighboring countries, referring to both Iran and Russia. Both of these countries are radical anti-Western countries today, the events show why they take that position.

“It is childish to think that the European vector of Armenia can be kindly accepted by Russia. If it was in the 90s, then anything could have happened, because the Yeltsin government was cooperating with Europe and the United States, now the situation is different.

We do not know how the war in Iran will end, if the Islamic regime is preserved, then it will constantly “remind” all those who during this time took an anti-Iranian position or allied with Western countries. This will be a big loss for Armenia,” Garik Keryan emphasized.

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