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EXPERT BOARD ON PROBLEMS OF JAVAKHK
Igor Muradyan
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24053.html
12:17:43 - 03/11/2011
The positions of the United States and the European community on
the problems of Javakheti, including communication with experts and
policy makers of Western countries, leads to conclusions on efforts
to ignore serious ethnic, political, social and economic problems in
the South Caucasus.
These experts and policy makers working for programs and orders of
the U.S. administration and the Senate state that their evaluations
and papers are left without attention on behalf of the political
instances. At the same time, in the past few weeks new moods are
felt in the West which are connected with great concern regarding
the destiny of the ruling regime in Georgia.
Trying to transform Georgia into a "key state" in the region
in terms of military, political and communication projects, the
Western politicians do not get response on behalf of the Georgian
political government to proposals and initiatives besides meaningless
declarations.
There are convincing signs that the U.S. administration is already
viewing Saakashvilis's political team as interim in the implementation
of medium-term goals of the United States in Georgia. This relationship
is supported by the relevant committees of the Senate and the
House. Both liberal and rightist conservative analytic centers in the
United States are warning the administration on the possible failure of
the ruling regime in Georgia. In certain analytic and reconnaissance
communities of the United States the idea of inadequate assistance
and support to Georgia, the geopolitical and economic functions which
this country must perform, has occurred. It is thought that increased
attention paid to Georgia leads to unbalancing of the U.S. policy
in the region, in the race of weapons and unjustified escalation
of tensions.
These ideas still do not influence the drafting of official documents
and decision making but expectations are there and are intensifying.
It is not ruled out that the U.S. policy on methods of ruling
the Georgian government will have a more critical character which
is indirectly confirmed by the failure of Saakashvili's visit to
Washington and escalation of tensions in the U.S.-Georgian relations.
At the same time, critical moods are intensifying in the European
structures towards Georgia which may be expressed more tangibly. No
doubt, it has a goal to ensure conditions for constant misinformation
of the European Community. Therefore, the necessity occurs to create a
public structure for constant monitoring of the public and political
processes in South Georgia and development of qualified assessments,
namely on the results of implementation of assumed programs and
implementation of Georgia's commitments to the European Community.
Now this public structure - the Expert Board on the problems of Javakhk
(Samtskhe Javakheti) with five long-term experts in Armenia and one
invited expert from Javakheti. In its activities, it is necessary to
involve experts from Georgia, the European community and the United
States. People who are well-aware of the problems of Javakheti by
virtue of their professional experience could be permanent members of
the Council. The activities of the Council must be aimed at getting
information, evaluation of events and development of proposals. On
the basis of the results it will be possible to come up with definite
initiatives on the European and international arena, as well as
conduct a meaningful propaganda.
It should be taken into account that so far no structure in Armenia has
implemented this goal in the necessary format. The Armenian society
still lacks objective information on the situation in Javakhk,
other regions of South Georgia. Besides, the Armenian lobby in
the United States and the European community could organize their
activities more effectively if there were worked out materials and
proposals. Considering the intention of the government to create an
Institute of Political Studies, it is expedient to agree the activities
of the institute with the activities of the expert board.
However, it will be expedient that the Council organizes its activities
independently, otherwise the meaning of this structure as a public
initiative will be lost.
This initiative needs the support of the government and political
parties. (In addition, it is necessary to understand that joint work of
experts is required rather than politicians or civil society activists
who who refer to themselves as experts.)
Igor Muradyan
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments24053.html
12:17:43 - 03/11/2011
The positions of the United States and the European community on
the problems of Javakheti, including communication with experts and
policy makers of Western countries, leads to conclusions on efforts
to ignore serious ethnic, political, social and economic problems in
the South Caucasus.
These experts and policy makers working for programs and orders of
the U.S. administration and the Senate state that their evaluations
and papers are left without attention on behalf of the political
instances. At the same time, in the past few weeks new moods are
felt in the West which are connected with great concern regarding
the destiny of the ruling regime in Georgia.
Trying to transform Georgia into a "key state" in the region
in terms of military, political and communication projects, the
Western politicians do not get response on behalf of the Georgian
political government to proposals and initiatives besides meaningless
declarations.
There are convincing signs that the U.S. administration is already
viewing Saakashvilis's political team as interim in the implementation
of medium-term goals of the United States in Georgia. This relationship
is supported by the relevant committees of the Senate and the
House. Both liberal and rightist conservative analytic centers in the
United States are warning the administration on the possible failure of
the ruling regime in Georgia. In certain analytic and reconnaissance
communities of the United States the idea of inadequate assistance
and support to Georgia, the geopolitical and economic functions which
this country must perform, has occurred. It is thought that increased
attention paid to Georgia leads to unbalancing of the U.S. policy
in the region, in the race of weapons and unjustified escalation
of tensions.
These ideas still do not influence the drafting of official documents
and decision making but expectations are there and are intensifying.
It is not ruled out that the U.S. policy on methods of ruling
the Georgian government will have a more critical character which
is indirectly confirmed by the failure of Saakashvili's visit to
Washington and escalation of tensions in the U.S.-Georgian relations.
At the same time, critical moods are intensifying in the European
structures towards Georgia which may be expressed more tangibly. No
doubt, it has a goal to ensure conditions for constant misinformation
of the European Community. Therefore, the necessity occurs to create a
public structure for constant monitoring of the public and political
processes in South Georgia and development of qualified assessments,
namely on the results of implementation of assumed programs and
implementation of Georgia's commitments to the European Community.
Now this public structure - the Expert Board on the problems of Javakhk
(Samtskhe Javakheti) with five long-term experts in Armenia and one
invited expert from Javakheti. In its activities, it is necessary to
involve experts from Georgia, the European community and the United
States. People who are well-aware of the problems of Javakheti by
virtue of their professional experience could be permanent members of
the Council. The activities of the Council must be aimed at getting
information, evaluation of events and development of proposals. On
the basis of the results it will be possible to come up with definite
initiatives on the European and international arena, as well as
conduct a meaningful propaganda.
It should be taken into account that so far no structure in Armenia has
implemented this goal in the necessary format. The Armenian society
still lacks objective information on the situation in Javakhk,
other regions of South Georgia. Besides, the Armenian lobby in
the United States and the European community could organize their
activities more effectively if there were worked out materials and
proposals. Considering the intention of the government to create an
Institute of Political Studies, it is expedient to agree the activities
of the institute with the activities of the expert board.
However, it will be expedient that the Council organizes its activities
independently, otherwise the meaning of this structure as a public
initiative will be lost.
This initiative needs the support of the government and political
parties. (In addition, it is necessary to understand that joint work of
experts is required rather than politicians or civil society activists
who who refer to themselves as experts.)