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 | | Armenia's choice of Russia as a guarantor of its security has been hitherto met with understanding by Western countries, and today, normally developing relations unite Yerevan to several Western capitals. |
 | | Iran is however an extremely important neighbor for Armenia, and the strategic value of friendly relations with Iran is multiplied under the present circumstances of the blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan and Turkey. |
 | | In this context, the most complicated impediments hindering Armenia's integration into the EU are the low level of democracy, the existence of numerous obstacles standing in the way of free competition in the sphere of market relations, along with the low level of the development of the economy, and the unresolved Karabakh conflict. |
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