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FIRST MEETING OF NEWLY-CREATED "SHANGHAI CLUB OF ARMENIA" TAKES PLACE
Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The creation of the Shanghai Club
of Armenia (SCA) is aimed at destroying the monopoly of 2-3 persons
in Armenia on national security, foreign policy and organization
of alternative approaches to national security." Tigran Khzmalian,
representative of the club, film-maker, stated this at the first
meeting of SCA on April 10.
In the words of another representative of the club, academician of
the RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Rafael Ghazarian, at the
current stage the major goal of the SCA is to inform the Armenian
society about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its
attraction for Armenia.
It was mentioned at the meeting that SCO can become an alternative
version for Armenia's integration into the international community,
and the participation of Armenia in this organization does not pose
a threat to its national originality. In the opinion of club members,
from the civilization point of view, Armenia has much in common with
member states of the SCO such as China, Russia, Iran and others.
Director of the Institute of Literature of the RA NAS A. Eghiazarian
noted that the creation of the Shanghai Club of Armenia will promote
the formation of the eastern vector of the Armenian policy and is
not directed against European integration of Armenia.
Former minister-coordinator of production infrastructures of the
RA Vahan Shirkhanian, heads of the "Homeland and Honor" Party, the
Democratic Party of Armenia and the Social-Democratic Party "Hnchak"
- Garnik Margarian, Aram. G. Sargsian and Lyudmila Sargsian, as well
as representatives of the Iranian embassy in Armenia took part in
the meeting of the SCA.
Noyan Tapan
Apr 10 2007
YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "The creation of the Shanghai Club
of Armenia (SCA) is aimed at destroying the monopoly of 2-3 persons
in Armenia on national security, foreign policy and organization
of alternative approaches to national security." Tigran Khzmalian,
representative of the club, film-maker, stated this at the first
meeting of SCA on April 10.
In the words of another representative of the club, academician of
the RA National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Rafael Ghazarian, at the
current stage the major goal of the SCA is to inform the Armenian
society about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and its
attraction for Armenia.
It was mentioned at the meeting that SCO can become an alternative
version for Armenia's integration into the international community,
and the participation of Armenia in this organization does not pose
a threat to its national originality. In the opinion of club members,
from the civilization point of view, Armenia has much in common with
member states of the SCO such as China, Russia, Iran and others.
Director of the Institute of Literature of the RA NAS A. Eghiazarian
noted that the creation of the Shanghai Club of Armenia will promote
the formation of the eastern vector of the Armenian policy and is
not directed against European integration of Armenia.
Former minister-coordinator of production infrastructures of the
RA Vahan Shirkhanian, heads of the "Homeland and Honor" Party, the
Democratic Party of Armenia and the Social-Democratic Party "Hnchak"
- Garnik Margarian, Aram. G. Sargsian and Lyudmila Sargsian, as well
as representatives of the Iranian embassy in Armenia took part in
the meeting of the SCA.