British under-secretary of foreign office wants Armenia to be friends with neighbours

British Under-Secretary of Foreign Office Simon Fraser said that the agreements on free trade zone of Armenia and the EU and their association agreement were of strategic significance for Armenia.

British Under-Secretary of Foreign Office Simon Fraser said that the agreements on free trade zone of Armenia and the EU and their association agreement were of strategic significance for Armenia, Aravot reports.

Armenia will make progress in management and democracy. It would improve stability and security in South Caucasus.

The diplomat noted that Russia was encouraging Armenia to join the Customs and Eurasian Union while Armenian lobbyists were promoting the European vector. Regardless of Armenia’s choice, the republic should have good ties with neighbours, he added.

Fraser reminded that the “football diplomacy” of Armenian president in relations with Turkey after the elections of 2008 and the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process had brought no results. The diplomat considers ideas of the new government unclear.

He expressed hope that the OSCE Minsk Group would boost the process, basing on the Helsinki principles with account of each other’s interests.

Adapted from: Vestnik Kavkaza