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Armenia speeds up joining Customs Union

Armenia speeds up joining Customs Union

A delegation headed by Tatyana Valovaya, one of the key figures of foundation and developments of the Customs Union and the Eurasian Union, will soon pay a visit to Armenia, Zhokhovurd reports.Valovaya has been working at the president’s …

Vagarshak Arutyunyan: “Russia benefits from cooperation with Azerbaijan and Armenia”

Vagarshak Arutyunyan: “Russia benefits from cooperation with Azerbaijan and Armenia”

Interview by David Stepanyan, Yerevan. Exclusively for Vestnik KavkazaLieutenant-General Vagarshak Arutyunyan, Armenian ex-Defense Minister, has described the role of military and technical cooperation with Armenia and Azerbaijan in Russia’s struggle for the South Caucasus, reasons for strengthening the military presence in Armenia and the abilities of other players to influence the situation in the region.

Armenia should hurry joining Customs Union, deputy minister says

Armenia should hurry joining Customs Union, deputy minister says

Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told the Cabinet today that Armenia should not be late joining the Customs Union, News.am reports.The official clarified that Armenia should conclude the process in 2014 to become part of the Eurasian Union (a merger of the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space) by January 1, 2015. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in Moscow on September 3, 2013, that the goal should be accomplished in 2014.Armenia’s preparations to join the Customs Union should be completed by May.

Putin proposes free trade zone between EU and Eurasian Union

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the formation of a free trade zone between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union at the Russia-EU summit. Alexander Gusev, Head of the Center for Strategic Development and Forecasting of the RAS IE, emphasized that the Eurasian trade zone was being formed, while the EU zone had been formed 15 years ago.

Expert comments on recent dismissals of top Kazakh officials

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev today fired Secretary of State Marat Tazhin and Kazakh Ambassador to Moscow Galym Orazbakov. Member of the History Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State University discussed the issue with Vestnik Kavkaza.

Alexander Gusev: "We can only obtain real results being united!"

Alexander Gusev: "We can only obtain real results being united!"

Alexander Gusev, Head of the Center of Strategic Development of the CIS Countries under the RAS Institute of Europe, told us about the stages of development of the Eurasian Union. According to the expert, in the long term the Eurasian Union will be the integration form the CIS will evolve into. He reminded that the signing of the agreement on the Eurasian Economic Community, that is planned for January 1, 2015, will be just another step towards a full-scale Eurasian Union.

Alexander Gusev: "The CIS is gradually transforming into the Eurasian Union"

Alexander Gusev: "The CIS is gradually transforming into the Eurasian Union"

Darya Melikhova, exclusively for Vestnik Kavkaza "The Kremlin’s ambitions for the creation and successful existence of the Eurasian Union are doomed to fail sooner or later, due to the political attitude of the Russian government, a lack of resources, as well as internal social and economic problems in Russia”, said Zbigniew Brzezinski, ex-United States National  Security Advisor to the President, a few days ago.

CIS will evolve into Eurasian Union, expert believes

CIS will evolve into Eurasian Union, expert believes

The Eurasian Union is the body that will some day replace the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a member of the European Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexander Gusev, told Vestnik Kavkaza.