In the next episode of the “Dilemma” program, dedicated to security issues, these and other questions are analyzed by Aram Sargsyan, President of the “Republic” Party, Arman Yeghoyan, Chair of the Standing Committee on European Integration of the National Assembly of Armenia, and Areg Kochinyan, Head of the Research Center on Security Policy.
- What were the expectations regarding Armenia’s foreign policy after the revolution?
- What role does European integration play for Armenia from a security perspective?
- What steps are the Armenian authorities taking toward European integration?
- Why has Armenia not yet applied for EU membership?
- To what extent does Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) impede its European integration?
- Are the speeches of Armenian authorities at various times in contradiction with the goals of European integration?
- Is it possible to fundamentally combat corruption while being deeply economically tied to Russia?
- What steps are being taken in Armenia to produce goods that meet European market standards?
- What serious issues exist in Armenian industrial enterprises that are linked to Russia?
- How does the government’s viewpoint on European integration differ from the positions of other pro-European forces, specifically the “Republic” Party?