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CAUCASUS BORDERS DIVIDE RATHER THAN UNITE, RA PRESIDENT STATES
NEWS.am
June 23, 2010 | 10:14
"I am sorry to say the interstate borders of more than 3,000 kilometers
long in the South Caucasus divide rather than unite us," RA President
Serzh Sargsyan stated in his speech at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
According to him, there are few places in the world, where the
inhabitants have such historical problems and experience such pain,
and even hostility towards each other. The example cited by Konrad
Adenauer is noteworthy here, who once saw the future of Europe and
future of Germany in this Europe. "Is such future possible for our
region? Definitely, it is possible. It is possible to move forward
only if we realize our goal, jointly set it and show firm will,"
Sargsyan said.
Sargsyan stressed the end of the Cold War led to stability and peace
in different parts of the world. However, in some regions, including
the South Caucasus, it resulted in violent conflicts.
"State-building in the new independent countries was accompanied
by wars, revolutions, severe economic crises, societies became
militarized, intolerant enemies hating each other. Two decades passed.
Did we learn an appropriate lesson from the past? According to my
observations, the answer is a negative one," Sargsyan stressed.
From: A. Papazian
NEWS.am
June 23, 2010 | 10:14
"I am sorry to say the interstate borders of more than 3,000 kilometers
long in the South Caucasus divide rather than unite us," RA President
Serzh Sargsyan stated in his speech at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
According to him, there are few places in the world, where the
inhabitants have such historical problems and experience such pain,
and even hostility towards each other. The example cited by Konrad
Adenauer is noteworthy here, who once saw the future of Europe and
future of Germany in this Europe. "Is such future possible for our
region? Definitely, it is possible. It is possible to move forward
only if we realize our goal, jointly set it and show firm will,"
Sargsyan said.
Sargsyan stressed the end of the Cold War led to stability and peace
in different parts of the world. However, in some regions, including
the South Caucasus, it resulted in violent conflicts.
"State-building in the new independent countries was accompanied
by wars, revolutions, severe economic crises, societies became
militarized, intolerant enemies hating each other. Two decades passed.
Did we learn an appropriate lesson from the past? According to my
observations, the answer is a negative one," Sargsyan stressed.
From: A. Papazian