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ARMENIA WILL TOUGHEN ITS POSITION
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25763.html
Published: 14:48:05 - 10/04/2012
The parliament to be elected on May 6 in Armenia may introduce
some corrections into the foreign policy of the country. Anyway,
the parties, which intend to enter the parliament, are actively
criticizing foreign policy of the current administration, as in regard
to the Armenian and Turkish relations, so the cooperation with Russia,
Iran, Georgia and the Karabakh settlement.
The ex-foreign minister of Armenia, the current second number in
Prosperous Armenia, Vartan Oskanian thinks the initiative on the
normalization of the Armenian and Turkish relations has not brought
to anything - we made concessions, but the border is still closed.
He also recalled that there has been no other regional project
fulfilled in Armenia after the Iran-Armenia gas pipe in 2007. As to the
relations with the U.S., the Millennium Challenges program closed, the
U.S. suspended the aid to Karabakh, and the support to Armenia was cut
by 20%, says Oskanian. With regards to the genocide issue, the position
of the American administration has never been so pro-Turkish, he says.
Heritage party is dissatisfied with the foreign policy and intends
fighting for the international recognition of Karabakh, defending
the rights of the compatriots in Javakhk, making efforts for the
normalization of the Armenian and Turkish relations "in the context of
the international right and based on the recognition of the Armenian
genocide and compensation".
"The relations between Armenia and Russia, U.S. and China will develop
based on equality, and the cursor of the foreign policy will become
the increasing integration into the European civil structures with
the prospect to become a full member of the European Union", is said
in the party's program which the Free Democrats also joined.
Dashnaktsutyun is performing from radical positions too. It demands
not to sign any documents which could question the legitimacy of
the Woodrow Wilson 1920 decision which included a number of Western
Armenia territories into the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
The principles and interests of the Armenian nation will be maximally
respected in relations with Turkey. The signature under the Armenian
and Turkish protocols must be recalled.
The compromises to Azerbaijan in relation to the Karabakh issue should
not contradict the results of the Karabakh independence referendum
in 1992 and the Constitution of Artsakh. They should be adequate to
the mutual compromises by Azerbaijan. The issue on the trilateral
agreement on non-use of force should be included in the negotiations
between the Republic of Armenia, Artsakh and Azerbaijan, is said in
the ARFD program.
It is necessary to proceed from the principles of elimination of the
land blockade by Azerbaijan and Turkey without preconditions. One of
the elements of the friendly relations with Georgia is the ensuring
of the right and possibilities of the Georgian Armenians in particular
the Armenian population of Javakhk.
The next issue regarding the relations with Azerbaijan - Nakhidjevan,
is also planned to be under the attention. "Since Nakhidjevan has been
annexed by Azerbaijan, it is necessary to keep a clear recognition
of its Armenian belonging", is said in the ARFD election program.
The Armenian National Congress has not yet issued its program. In
the March 30 rally, Levon Ter-Petrosyan just touched upon this issue
stating that the Armenian and Turkish relations and the Karabakh
issue should be immediately solved.
After the formation of the new parliament, Armenia will most likely
strengthen its position on the Armenian and Turkish relations, perhaps,
it will even recall the Armenian and Turkish protocols.
Naira Hayrumyan
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments25763.html
Published: 14:48:05 - 10/04/2012
The parliament to be elected on May 6 in Armenia may introduce
some corrections into the foreign policy of the country. Anyway,
the parties, which intend to enter the parliament, are actively
criticizing foreign policy of the current administration, as in regard
to the Armenian and Turkish relations, so the cooperation with Russia,
Iran, Georgia and the Karabakh settlement.
The ex-foreign minister of Armenia, the current second number in
Prosperous Armenia, Vartan Oskanian thinks the initiative on the
normalization of the Armenian and Turkish relations has not brought
to anything - we made concessions, but the border is still closed.
He also recalled that there has been no other regional project
fulfilled in Armenia after the Iran-Armenia gas pipe in 2007. As to the
relations with the U.S., the Millennium Challenges program closed, the
U.S. suspended the aid to Karabakh, and the support to Armenia was cut
by 20%, says Oskanian. With regards to the genocide issue, the position
of the American administration has never been so pro-Turkish, he says.
Heritage party is dissatisfied with the foreign policy and intends
fighting for the international recognition of Karabakh, defending
the rights of the compatriots in Javakhk, making efforts for the
normalization of the Armenian and Turkish relations "in the context of
the international right and based on the recognition of the Armenian
genocide and compensation".
"The relations between Armenia and Russia, U.S. and China will develop
based on equality, and the cursor of the foreign policy will become
the increasing integration into the European civil structures with
the prospect to become a full member of the European Union", is said
in the party's program which the Free Democrats also joined.
Dashnaktsutyun is performing from radical positions too. It demands
not to sign any documents which could question the legitimacy of
the Woodrow Wilson 1920 decision which included a number of Western
Armenia territories into the territory of the Republic of Armenia.
The principles and interests of the Armenian nation will be maximally
respected in relations with Turkey. The signature under the Armenian
and Turkish protocols must be recalled.
The compromises to Azerbaijan in relation to the Karabakh issue should
not contradict the results of the Karabakh independence referendum
in 1992 and the Constitution of Artsakh. They should be adequate to
the mutual compromises by Azerbaijan. The issue on the trilateral
agreement on non-use of force should be included in the negotiations
between the Republic of Armenia, Artsakh and Azerbaijan, is said in
the ARFD program.
It is necessary to proceed from the principles of elimination of the
land blockade by Azerbaijan and Turkey without preconditions. One of
the elements of the friendly relations with Georgia is the ensuring
of the right and possibilities of the Georgian Armenians in particular
the Armenian population of Javakhk.
The next issue regarding the relations with Azerbaijan - Nakhidjevan,
is also planned to be under the attention. "Since Nakhidjevan has been
annexed by Azerbaijan, it is necessary to keep a clear recognition
of its Armenian belonging", is said in the ARFD election program.
The Armenian National Congress has not yet issued its program. In
the March 30 rally, Levon Ter-Petrosyan just touched upon this issue
stating that the Armenian and Turkish relations and the Karabakh
issue should be immediately solved.
After the formation of the new parliament, Armenia will most likely
strengthen its position on the Armenian and Turkish relations, perhaps,
it will even recall the Armenian and Turkish protocols.