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STOP BUILDING EMASCULATE AND SPINELESS STATE, MP CALLS
news.am
Oct 14 2010
Armenia
"Armenia has faced two problems over the recent years -
Armenian-Turkish relations and the economic crisis - which revealed our
omissions in foreign policy and economy. This, however, has a positive
aspect, as our society has taken a sober view of state construction,
foreign and socio-economic policy," Ara Nranyan, an MP of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF), told journalists Oct 14.
"A few years ago many people thought economic growth would go on
and the quality of their life would improve. The society appeared
optimistic about Armenian-Turkish relations, but the failure proved
to be an opportunity for a sober view of the political situation,"
Nranyan said. The most important thing now is to realize that "we
cannot continue building an emasculated and spineless state," he said.
Nranyan pointed out the need for building up a national state.
The ARF member underlined the necessity for returning to a "clear
national path," which will not only enhance the country's international
reputation, but also boost society's morale. "It is obvious that
the neo-liberal economic policy cannot be effective. We must realize
that the Republic of Armenia as a state, and Armenians as a nation,
must be competitive in the nations' global struggle, which is of
paramount importance in our region," Nranyan said.
According to him, the Armenian Government is committing a blunder when
it compared Armenia's competitiveness with Azerbaijan's and Georgia's.
It will led the country to a stalemate and hinder its further
development. "If, in some aspects, we are ahead of Azerbaijan and
Georgia, we should not think that we can compete with developed
countries," Nranyan said.
He proposes the following ways of improving the national
competitiveness: establishment of democracy and "transition from a
feudal-elite state to a national one"; the restoration of national
orientation, which means implementing a more realistic policy.
"Armenia should realize that cooperation does not imply concessions
at your own expense. Rather, it means forming a new platform for
representing your country's interests. Thirdly, rejecting the
neo-liberal economic policy, when both the rich and the poor are
discontent because they do not have nay guarantees for the future,"
Nranyan said.
The ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) formed part of the ruling coalition
from 1998 to 2009, both under President Robert Kocharyan and under the
incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan. It was immediately involved in
building up "an emasculated and spineless state" with a neo-liberal
economy it is critical of now. The ARF left the coalition because of
disagreements over the Armenian-Turkish protocols.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Oct 14 2010
Armenia
"Armenia has faced two problems over the recent years -
Armenian-Turkish relations and the economic crisis - which revealed our
omissions in foreign policy and economy. This, however, has a positive
aspect, as our society has taken a sober view of state construction,
foreign and socio-economic policy," Ara Nranyan, an MP of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation (ARF), told journalists Oct 14.
"A few years ago many people thought economic growth would go on
and the quality of their life would improve. The society appeared
optimistic about Armenian-Turkish relations, but the failure proved
to be an opportunity for a sober view of the political situation,"
Nranyan said. The most important thing now is to realize that "we
cannot continue building an emasculated and spineless state," he said.
Nranyan pointed out the need for building up a national state.
The ARF member underlined the necessity for returning to a "clear
national path," which will not only enhance the country's international
reputation, but also boost society's morale. "It is obvious that
the neo-liberal economic policy cannot be effective. We must realize
that the Republic of Armenia as a state, and Armenians as a nation,
must be competitive in the nations' global struggle, which is of
paramount importance in our region," Nranyan said.
According to him, the Armenian Government is committing a blunder when
it compared Armenia's competitiveness with Azerbaijan's and Georgia's.
It will led the country to a stalemate and hinder its further
development. "If, in some aspects, we are ahead of Azerbaijan and
Georgia, we should not think that we can compete with developed
countries," Nranyan said.
He proposes the following ways of improving the national
competitiveness: establishment of democracy and "transition from a
feudal-elite state to a national one"; the restoration of national
orientation, which means implementing a more realistic policy.
"Armenia should realize that cooperation does not imply concessions
at your own expense. Rather, it means forming a new platform for
representing your country's interests. Thirdly, rejecting the
neo-liberal economic policy, when both the rich and the poor are
discontent because they do not have nay guarantees for the future,"
Nranyan said.
The ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) formed part of the ruling coalition
from 1998 to 2009, both under President Robert Kocharyan and under the
incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan. It was immediately involved in
building up "an emasculated and spineless state" with a neo-liberal
economy it is critical of now. The ARF left the coalition because of
disagreements over the Armenian-Turkish protocols.
From: A. Papazian