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Republican Party MP dismisses concern over signing under same document
with Azerbaijan
13:40 - 09.12.12
Armenia's ex economic development minister Karen Tshmarityan, MP from
the ruling Republican party of Armenia, considers the noise over the
document signed at Eurasian Integration in 21st Century international
inter-party conference illogical.
The forum was held December 2-3 in Russia's St. Petersburg. The noise
is agreed with the circumstance that among a number of political
forces of post-soviet countries, Armenia's Republican Party and
Azerbaijan's ruling Yeni Azerbaijan put their signatures under the
document too.
`Azerbaijan is member of the UN, does it mean we must withdraw from
the establishment? It is necessary to be logical. Cooperation is one
thing, integration is another thing, friendly relations are one thing
and hostile relations quite another. It is necessary to understand
that Azerbaijan is UN's member, it is also in Euronest. With such
logic we should not have been involved in the establishments where
Azerbaijan is,' he said, speaking to Tert.am.
The Republican party MP also reminded that Armenia and Azerbaijan have
signed under a document in 96-97 in Black Sea Economic Cooperation
organization.
Tshmarityan convinced that Armenia cannot be imposed to become member
of this or that establishment as our republic conducts its own policy.
`Of course we are not being imposed anything and in general those
countries may be imposed something who have issues inside, in such
case the country voices its issues, expecting interference of other
countries. If you have your own policy it is difficult to impose
something on you,' the RPA MP said.
He stressed that though Armenia has issues there are the ones allowing
any state to impose something on our country.
Participation in the Eurasian Integration in the 21st Century
international inter-party conference does not mean that the Republican
party joins the Eurasian Union. `Integration does not mean joining the
Eurasian Union. It just means integration of European and Asian
countries, which is a quite normal phenomenon,' he said, stressing
that there is a misunderstanding over the Eurasian Union.
`Eurasian integration is a very good thing, it just means a deeper
integration, taking into consideration the interests of your country,'
he said.
The former minister said Armenia's political elite is not divided into
pro-western and pro-Russian camps. `The Republican party is
pro-Armenian, it is where the Armenian interests are more prosperous,
effective. Our ideology is so. We cannot do anything but for the sake
of the Republic of Armenia,' he stressed.
As to the signature the Republican party put together with Azerbaijani
one at the conference, raising wave of complaint both among
nationalists in Armenia and Azerbaijan, Tshmarityan said the concerns
are absolutely groundless.
http://tert.am/en/news/2012/12/09/karen-chshmarityan/
with Azerbaijan
13:40 - 09.12.12
Armenia's ex economic development minister Karen Tshmarityan, MP from
the ruling Republican party of Armenia, considers the noise over the
document signed at Eurasian Integration in 21st Century international
inter-party conference illogical.
The forum was held December 2-3 in Russia's St. Petersburg. The noise
is agreed with the circumstance that among a number of political
forces of post-soviet countries, Armenia's Republican Party and
Azerbaijan's ruling Yeni Azerbaijan put their signatures under the
document too.
`Azerbaijan is member of the UN, does it mean we must withdraw from
the establishment? It is necessary to be logical. Cooperation is one
thing, integration is another thing, friendly relations are one thing
and hostile relations quite another. It is necessary to understand
that Azerbaijan is UN's member, it is also in Euronest. With such
logic we should not have been involved in the establishments where
Azerbaijan is,' he said, speaking to Tert.am.
The Republican party MP also reminded that Armenia and Azerbaijan have
signed under a document in 96-97 in Black Sea Economic Cooperation
organization.
Tshmarityan convinced that Armenia cannot be imposed to become member
of this or that establishment as our republic conducts its own policy.
`Of course we are not being imposed anything and in general those
countries may be imposed something who have issues inside, in such
case the country voices its issues, expecting interference of other
countries. If you have your own policy it is difficult to impose
something on you,' the RPA MP said.
He stressed that though Armenia has issues there are the ones allowing
any state to impose something on our country.
Participation in the Eurasian Integration in the 21st Century
international inter-party conference does not mean that the Republican
party joins the Eurasian Union. `Integration does not mean joining the
Eurasian Union. It just means integration of European and Asian
countries, which is a quite normal phenomenon,' he said, stressing
that there is a misunderstanding over the Eurasian Union.
`Eurasian integration is a very good thing, it just means a deeper
integration, taking into consideration the interests of your country,'
he said.
The former minister said Armenia's political elite is not divided into
pro-western and pro-Russian camps. `The Republican party is
pro-Armenian, it is where the Armenian interests are more prosperous,
effective. Our ideology is so. We cannot do anything but for the sake
of the Republic of Armenia,' he stressed.
As to the signature the Republican party put together with Azerbaijani
one at the conference, raising wave of complaint both among
nationalists in Armenia and Azerbaijan, Tshmarityan said the concerns
are absolutely groundless.
http://tert.am/en/news/2012/12/09/karen-chshmarityan/