
ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan knows full well that Armenia's European future is a myth, a fairy tale, under the guise of which they are "selling Turkification" to the Armenian people. Armen Ashotyan, Vice Chairman of the Republican Party, stated this on his Facebook page.
According to him, while Nikol Pashinyan was speaking in the European Parliament about Armenia's future in the EU and the country's intentions to join, he, like the MEPs, knew full well that just half an hour later, the same European Parliament would vote on a crucial document entitled "The European Union Enlargement Strategy." "I found this document. It clearly states that Armenia, unlike the Balkan states, Moldova, and Ukraine, which are mentioned in several places, has no prospects for EU accession. The most the document says is that the EU welcomes the silly law adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on initiating the EU accession process, and expresses hope that with the continuation of the expansion and deepening reform program, relations between Armenia and the EU will enter a transformational phase," the RPA Vice-Chairman noted.
Ashotyan noted that the document makes no reference whatsoever to Armenia's prospects for EU accession, and Nikol Pashinyan should have known this, not to mention the MEPs themselves, especially when they applauded the RA Prime Minister's self-indulgent speech. "Do you think Nikol is capable of implementing reforms to meet European standards? I'll give just one example: Armenia has been on the EU's aviation blacklist for four years. Moreover, this list has been extended until 2030, and that's just one area. If Pashinyan remains in power, he won't be able to implement these reforms for nine years. Armenia's future in the EU is a fairy tale used to 'sell us Turkification.' The European Union and Nikol Pashinyan are well aware of this," Ashotyan said, adding that the aforementioned document states that states that deny genocides cannot join the EU. The current Armenian authorities deny the Armenian Genocide, not only obstructing its international recognition but also taking corresponding steps domestically, as evidenced by the dismissal of the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.
As a reminder, the dismissal of the museum director, Edita Gzoyan, was initiated by Pashinyan. The basis for his dismissal was a gift of books on the Karabakh issue to US Vice President J.D. Vance. Pashinyan himself considered these actions provocative and contrary to the government's foreign policy.