Monday, December 26 2022 14:36

ArmInfo.The global confrontation between the collective West and Russia urgently  dictates, among other things, the acceleration of integration  processes in order to minimize the damage from this global  confrontation.

This was stated on December 26 during the Eighth  Annual Meeting of the Eurasian Expert Club and within the framework  of the conference on the topic:  "Actual Directions for the  Development of Integration Processes in the Post-Soviet Space" by the  coordinator of the Eurasian Expert Club, political analyst Aram  Safaryan.

In this vein, he recalled that at the last summit in Bishkek, the  heads of state discussed the possibility of forming a common gas  market and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) plans to launch a  common energy space, a common gas space and a common oil space as  early as 2025.

According to him, another direction will be industrial cooperation,  which was discussed by the five countries in Bishkek. "It seems that  the requirements of import substitution, the creative search for new  opportunities for the development of industry, urgently dictates the  search for new, fresh, I would like to emphasize - non-standard  solutions that can eliminate our overall economic gap as a result of  global hybrid wars," Safaryan said.

At the same time, he stated that the main task of Eurasian economic  integration is to improve the welfare of the population of the allied  countries. In this vein, he recalled that at the beginning of this  year, leading experts of the Eurasian Expert Club forecasted a high  GDP growth rate in 2022.

"Our bold forecasts, most likely, will be realized at the end of the  year, and our country will record a high level of growth in economic  activity by world standards, as well as a level of GDP growth.  Although the Armenian economy is booming, but in society as a whole,  there is no euphoria from these realities. Why?  Because, apparently,  by another forecast, World Bank's forecast, the poverty rate of the  population will increase to 42%. This means that almost half of our  population does not feel the results of economic growth, and poverty  in the country continues to generate poverty on an alarming scale,"  the analyst noted, citing the continuation of the policy of  supporting economic development in order to maintain the pace of  development as a solution to this global problem.

At the same time, he stated that the global confrontation between the  West and Russia has given rise to many new realities that affect our  economic and political reality.

"More than 100,000 economic migrants entered Armenia. Armenia got the  opportunity to increase its exports to Russia. And this is very  impressive. Armenia has become the arena of serious battles between  adherents of various geopolitical vectors. We could not save our  country from the great temptation to be involved in the global  confrontation between the West and Russia. Now our main task is not  to lose the experience that was formed thanks to friendship,  cooperation, and partnership in the alliance, which we have  accumulated during the 30 post-Soviet years. The threat of  deterioration of the level of alliance and cooperation between  Armenia and Russia is obvious to everyone," the analyst said.

In this vein, he noted that they have a lot to do both in promoting  the national interests of Armenia in the post-Soviet space, and in  agreeing on generally acceptable positions for harmonious development  and strategic alliance.

"I am convinced that there are no issues where Armenia and Russia  cannot fail to develop a common position. We just need competent  work, we need a compassionate attitude, we need the ability and  desire to make a contribution to the development and deepening of the  strategic union," Safaryan summed up.