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CauCaz.com about the power of economy over politics in Armenia

Armenia and the EU: When economics trump politics
By Haroutiun KHACHATRIAN
During the month of October, Armenian President Robert Kocharian has successively preserved his country's European orientation and good strategic relations with Russia. While these two “orientations” are usually seen as mutually exclusive in the post-Soviet space, Armenia's attendance at the Dushanbe CIS summit and Kocharian’s working visit to Brussels show Yerevan's determination to prove the theory wrong....