Ashotyan: French President confirmed rightness of Armenia’s integration policy
The French political elite and society are Armenia’s number one political partner on the way to rapprochement with the European Union, Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan told reporters while commenting on French President Francois Hollande’s recent statement that the European Union must find a new association model for Armenia.
In this context, the Minister reminded those present of the position of Armenia’s ruling elite on the necessity to form relations by the principle “both…and” and stressed that many supporters of European integration have often criticized this position as unrealistic.
“The European elite understood that it is impossible to build a developing and peaceful European space through a conflict with Russia,” according to Ashotyan.