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POLITICAL EXPERT: THERE ARE ALL PREREQUISITES FOR RE-OCCURRENCE OF UKRAINIAN DEVELOPMENTS IN ARMENIA
by Ani Samvelyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=09059310-9D58-11E3-B8890EB7C0D21663
Monday, February 24, 16:31
There are all prerequisites for re-occurrence of Ukrainian developments
in Armenia, political expert Yervand Bozoyan said at a press conference
in Yerevan.
He thinks that when Viktor Yanukovich came to power, the Ukrainian
people expected the situation to improve, but Yanukovich concentrated
all the wealth of Ukraine in his relative's hands instead of resolving
the existing problems of the country. This caused the discontent of
all social strata of the Ukrainian society.
Bozoyan said that those phenomena are very similar to those in Armenia,
where the displeasure with the authorities is also rising.
The expert said that Armenia has "European prices and African wages".
As a result, people have lost their trust in the authorities. If the
current policy continues, Armenia will experience the same as Ukraine.
Bozoyan believes that in Ukraine Russia suffered a serious geopolitical
defeat. He thinks that Russia has lost this fight because it has
never taken into account any given country's attitude.
Bozoyan pointed out the significance of a dialogue. He thinks if the
Ukrainian developments awake an echo in other CIS member states,
Russia may remain alone. "I think Armenia can avoid the Ukrainian
scenario if the incumbent authorities yield their seats to the four
consolidated forces", he said.
The idea of signing of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has been
discussed since Feb 2012. That idea was supported by the Ukrainians
but came across official Moscow's strong resistance. On 21 Nov 2013,
just a week before signing of the Association Agreement at the Eastern
Partnership Summit in Vilnius, the Government of Ukraine announced
suspension of the country's European integration "in the best interests
of national security". This turn sparked mass protests in the center
of Kyiv. The amendments introduced in the Ukrainian legislation in
early 2014 aggravated the situation. The amendments restricted the
freedom of expression and rallies. Afterwards, there occurred clashes
between the demonstrators and law-enforcers that led to the fall of
Viktor Yanukovich's regime. The interim authorities of Ukraine have
put Yanukovich on the wanted list.
by Ani Samvelyan
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=09059310-9D58-11E3-B8890EB7C0D21663
Monday, February 24, 16:31
There are all prerequisites for re-occurrence of Ukrainian developments
in Armenia, political expert Yervand Bozoyan said at a press conference
in Yerevan.
He thinks that when Viktor Yanukovich came to power, the Ukrainian
people expected the situation to improve, but Yanukovich concentrated
all the wealth of Ukraine in his relative's hands instead of resolving
the existing problems of the country. This caused the discontent of
all social strata of the Ukrainian society.
Bozoyan said that those phenomena are very similar to those in Armenia,
where the displeasure with the authorities is also rising.
The expert said that Armenia has "European prices and African wages".
As a result, people have lost their trust in the authorities. If the
current policy continues, Armenia will experience the same as Ukraine.
Bozoyan believes that in Ukraine Russia suffered a serious geopolitical
defeat. He thinks that Russia has lost this fight because it has
never taken into account any given country's attitude.
Bozoyan pointed out the significance of a dialogue. He thinks if the
Ukrainian developments awake an echo in other CIS member states,
Russia may remain alone. "I think Armenia can avoid the Ukrainian
scenario if the incumbent authorities yield their seats to the four
consolidated forces", he said.
The idea of signing of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has been
discussed since Feb 2012. That idea was supported by the Ukrainians
but came across official Moscow's strong resistance. On 21 Nov 2013,
just a week before signing of the Association Agreement at the Eastern
Partnership Summit in Vilnius, the Government of Ukraine announced
suspension of the country's European integration "in the best interests
of national security". This turn sparked mass protests in the center
of Kyiv. The amendments introduced in the Ukrainian legislation in
early 2014 aggravated the situation. The amendments restricted the
freedom of expression and rallies. Afterwards, there occurred clashes
between the demonstrators and law-enforcers that led to the fall of
Viktor Yanukovich's regime. The interim authorities of Ukraine have
put Yanukovich on the wanted list.