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ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES OWE EXISTENCE TO LOST INDEPENDENCE, ANM REP SAYS
news.am
Sept 20 2010
Armenia
The Armenian authorities owe their existence to the country's lost
independence, Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman, Armenian National Movement
(ANM), told a press conference.
According to him, Armenia's positions in the international arena are
not so strong as before, and its sovereignty is in danger. Major
evidence thereof is emigration. "Any independence is out of the
question when massive emigration is tasking place. When there was
war, hunger and cold, it could be understood. Now people have all
that they did not have then, but emigration is growing," Manukyan said.
Pointing out psychological factors, he called the Armenian people
defenseless and unsure of its future. The Armenian people is displeased
with the "thickheads" ruling over the country and with the "botchers"
sitting in Parliament. "What this country lacks is universal laws and
democracy. Instead we have political prisoners - people who struggled
for Armenia's independence," Manukyan said.
Speaking of Armenia's image, he said it has been tarnished over the
past decade. "Armenia has registered a 40% decline in all the fields -
democracy, human rights, small and medium business development. The
country ranked 75th to 90th among the world countries, whereas it is
125th-130th now," Manukyan said. According to him, the unfavorable
dynamics indicated in all international reports on Armenia is among
the factors undermining the country's independence, he said.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Sept 20 2010
Armenia
The Armenian authorities owe their existence to the country's lost
independence, Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman, Armenian National Movement
(ANM), told a press conference.
According to him, Armenia's positions in the international arena are
not so strong as before, and its sovereignty is in danger. Major
evidence thereof is emigration. "Any independence is out of the
question when massive emigration is tasking place. When there was
war, hunger and cold, it could be understood. Now people have all
that they did not have then, but emigration is growing," Manukyan said.
Pointing out psychological factors, he called the Armenian people
defenseless and unsure of its future. The Armenian people is displeased
with the "thickheads" ruling over the country and with the "botchers"
sitting in Parliament. "What this country lacks is universal laws and
democracy. Instead we have political prisoners - people who struggled
for Armenia's independence," Manukyan said.
Speaking of Armenia's image, he said it has been tarnished over the
past decade. "Armenia has registered a 40% decline in all the fields -
democracy, human rights, small and medium business development. The
country ranked 75th to 90th among the world countries, whereas it is
125th-130th now," Manukyan said. According to him, the unfavorable
dynamics indicated in all international reports on Armenia is among
the factors undermining the country's independence, he said.
From: A. Papazian