ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities have miscalculated by substantiating for three years the necessity of membership in the EEU with the need to ensure security, President of Armenian Institute for International and Security Affairs Stepan Safaryan expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.
"Today it is obvious for everyone that Armenia's membership in the EEU did not save us from April war. And today we already face the threat of new escalation in Karabakh. In this light I consider that membership in the EEU does not contribute to increase of the level of national security, moreover significantly restricts Armenia's sovereignty keeping Yerevan under totalitarian control", he noted.
In this light the analyst mentioned that relations between Yerevan and Brussels, with EU and NATO have been "suspended" as a result of Armenia's membership in the EEU, and according to his assessments there has been no progress in the relations in the latest years.
Safaryan has also expressed assurance that if this negative trend continues it will pose significant threat for Armenia, first of all will risk its security.