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Where is Armenia's Chance?
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27249.html
Published: 14:42:21 - 31/08/2012
When Armenian Syrian refugees started to come, discussion of issues
relating to repatriation was revived.
It is beyond disputes that this issue is extremely important for
Armenia which has serious demographic issues. But, it is not important
only in terms of the number of population but also its quality and
culture. In other words, Armenia needs not just population but
high-quality population which would be competitive and would believe
in competition, modern ideas and creativity.
>From the demographic point of view, Armenia is not competitive in the
region due to subjective and objective reasons.
The main issue of Armenia is the improvement of the qualitative index
of demography. This needs to be the top priority in addressing
demographic issues. Instead of competition for the number of the
population Armenia needs to dictate to the region a qualitative,
cultural and creative demographic competition.
This is Armenia's chance and this needs to be the priority and mission
of repatriation.
There is no need to prove the fact that the modern world competition
is based on the creative potential, cultural and intellectual
potential of the population.
There is no need to reckon on competitiveness, vitality, protection,
sovereignty of the country unless Armenia brings up this issue and
sets to solve it.
In addition, the Armenian Syrians' issue is not a chance for Armenia
to start this process, the word `chance' may seem strange here but an
opportunity because even if this issue was not up, sooner or later
Armenia would have to bring up the issue of competitiveness in terms
of quality, culture and creative potential of the people, viewing this
issue as pivotal to repatriation for which, fortunately, Armenia has
human resources across the whole world.
In this sense, the `world' is Armenia's chance. Armenia needs to see
the world as a `chance' since so far Armenia has considered the world
as danger and enemy believing in stereotypes created for personal and
group interests.
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27249.html
Published: 14:42:21 - 31/08/2012
When Armenian Syrian refugees started to come, discussion of issues
relating to repatriation was revived.
It is beyond disputes that this issue is extremely important for
Armenia which has serious demographic issues. But, it is not important
only in terms of the number of population but also its quality and
culture. In other words, Armenia needs not just population but
high-quality population which would be competitive and would believe
in competition, modern ideas and creativity.
>From the demographic point of view, Armenia is not competitive in the
region due to subjective and objective reasons.
The main issue of Armenia is the improvement of the qualitative index
of demography. This needs to be the top priority in addressing
demographic issues. Instead of competition for the number of the
population Armenia needs to dictate to the region a qualitative,
cultural and creative demographic competition.
This is Armenia's chance and this needs to be the priority and mission
of repatriation.
There is no need to prove the fact that the modern world competition
is based on the creative potential, cultural and intellectual
potential of the population.
There is no need to reckon on competitiveness, vitality, protection,
sovereignty of the country unless Armenia brings up this issue and
sets to solve it.
In addition, the Armenian Syrians' issue is not a chance for Armenia
to start this process, the word `chance' may seem strange here but an
opportunity because even if this issue was not up, sooner or later
Armenia would have to bring up the issue of competitiveness in terms
of quality, culture and creative potential of the people, viewing this
issue as pivotal to repatriation for which, fortunately, Armenia has
human resources across the whole world.
In this sense, the `world' is Armenia's chance. Armenia needs to see
the world as a `chance' since so far Armenia has considered the world
as danger and enemy believing in stereotypes created for personal and
group interests.