Ruben Hakobyan: Disrespect was shown for Armenia in Astana

“President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev made a rather serious statement in Astana. Disrespect was shown for Armenia and President Serzh Sargsyan at that meeting,” the head of Heritage faction Ruben Hakobyan said in the Armenian parliament today.

In his words, four-year foreign-policy wanderings did not produce any results.

“Apart from the question of whether accession to which organization will be more correct, one thing is clear: we are told what to do. I don’t know if Armenia is allowed to say something. I am sure that you don’t know either,” R. Hakobyan told the parliamentary majority. He at the same time advised them not to be afraid of criticism and discussions.

In response, the parliamentary vice speaker Hermine Naghdalian said the Armenian authorities are not conducting negotiations over an issue to the prejudice of the state’s interests.

We would remind you that at the May 29 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev read aloud the letter of Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and then said, addressing Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan: “So as not to excite our friend in Azerbaijan, you should join the Eurasian Union with the borders fixed in the UN – as you joined the World Trade Organization”.