"Zhoghovurd": Armenia originally proposed joining EurAsEC

Chairman of the Unity Armenian national club, expert for the Kremlin Smbat Karakhanyan talked to "Zhoghovurd" newspaper.

"It was Armenia, rather than Russia, that originally proposed joining EurAsEC, he said. When the organization was to be founded, Armenia’s representatives stated their willingness to participate.

Now Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan says that Armenia cannot join the customs Union because the customs duties are higher than in Armenia. But before saying that, Mr Sargsyan should admit the fact of huge-scale shadow economy", the expert said. If economic entities carry out transparent activities, customs duties will not seem so high.