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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
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