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NO BUSINESSMEN IN POLITICS - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
tert.am
10.07.12
Considering the public sentiments, particularly the sentiments amid
politicized groups and "Armenian Facebookers," Stepan Safaryan,
a Heritage party member, can speak of the circles' struggle against
the unacceptable oligarchic rule, without, however, viewing it as a
"class adversary."
"Some individuals may show hostility. However, if the problem fails
to be resolved, I fear it may cause enmity," Safaryan told Tert.am as
he responded to a question as to whether the calls for nationalizing
oligarchs' property are evidence of hate.
In an interview last autumn, the renowned singer Charles Aznavour
spoke of mass emigration from Armenia, noting that "oligarchs devoured
this country."
On the other hand, Manvel Badeyan, a member of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), has for months been telling Armenia's mass
media that "oligarchs are not bad guys," but are creating jobs and
bearing responsibility for the country.
Safaryan strongly disagrees with the ruling party's member. "Oligarch
means a person that has political power due to money. So not only in
Armenia, but also in no country of the world business and politics
must interpenetrate," he said.
Number one task now is to debar businessmen from politics, because
economic and political systems are different. Otherwise, "there
is neither pure politics nor economy, but politicized economy and
economized politics," which is the case in Armenia.
As to whether Armenia's authorities realize this necessity, Safaryan
pointed out a simmering conflict between Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan and the West. "Before the parliamentary elections, numerous
promises were made that struggle would be waged against oligarchy and
oligarchs would not be in parliament. But we have no need to say that
the president has not kept his promise," he said.
The West set requirements to Armenia's authorities when Armenia
entered into negotiations for an association agreement with the
European Union (EU) and the Armenia's joining the European People's
Party (EPP) was on the agenda.
tert.am
10.07.12
Considering the public sentiments, particularly the sentiments amid
politicized groups and "Armenian Facebookers," Stepan Safaryan,
a Heritage party member, can speak of the circles' struggle against
the unacceptable oligarchic rule, without, however, viewing it as a
"class adversary."
"Some individuals may show hostility. However, if the problem fails
to be resolved, I fear it may cause enmity," Safaryan told Tert.am as
he responded to a question as to whether the calls for nationalizing
oligarchs' property are evidence of hate.
In an interview last autumn, the renowned singer Charles Aznavour
spoke of mass emigration from Armenia, noting that "oligarchs devoured
this country."
On the other hand, Manvel Badeyan, a member of the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia (RPA), has for months been telling Armenia's mass
media that "oligarchs are not bad guys," but are creating jobs and
bearing responsibility for the country.
Safaryan strongly disagrees with the ruling party's member. "Oligarch
means a person that has political power due to money. So not only in
Armenia, but also in no country of the world business and politics
must interpenetrate," he said.
Number one task now is to debar businessmen from politics, because
economic and political systems are different. Otherwise, "there
is neither pure politics nor economy, but politicized economy and
economized politics," which is the case in Armenia.
As to whether Armenia's authorities realize this necessity, Safaryan
pointed out a simmering conflict between Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan and the West. "Before the parliamentary elections, numerous
promises were made that struggle would be waged against oligarchy and
oligarchs would not be in parliament. But we have no need to say that
the president has not kept his promise," he said.
The West set requirements to Armenia's authorities when Armenia
entered into negotiations for an association agreement with the
European Union (EU) and the Armenia's joining the European People's
Party (EPP) was on the agenda.