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HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27384.html
Published: 15:46:27 - 14/09/2012
The resolution of the European Parliament on the pardoning of the
Azerbaijani murderer revealed the crisis of Europe's regional policy,
its amorphous nature. The European Parliament drafts a resolution which
is about something that is known to everyone but is about nothing,
in fact.
It is difficult to identify the contribution of Armenia to this
resolution, on what Armenia worked with the European Parliament,
what the parliament of Armenia, its standing committee of European
integration have done, what the ministry of foreign affairs has done
in this regard.
At least, if this resolution is the output of these institutions,
one can imagine what would happen if they did not work at all or were
not efficient enough. Perhaps Azerbaijan would be chided for delaying
the murderer's release.
Last December I visited Strasbourg with a group of Armenian journalists
and met with a friend of Armenia in the EP. The visit was facilitated
by the French Embassy and the MFA. This person complained that Armenia
is very passive in its interaction with the European Parliament while
the Azerbaijani lobby is quite active, organizes frequent visits
of MEPs to Baku. The Armenian MPs and MFA officials are not active
enough and do not promote the interests of Armenia in the EP.
He did not know that the Armenian MPs and MFA officials are busy
promoting not the interests of Armenia but their party, group or
personal interests.
Evidence to this is the comparison of the resolutions of the Armenian
Parliament and the European Parliament. In fact, the EP resolution has
no message but does the resolution of the Armenian parliament have
a message? The statement of the Armenian parliament lacked content,
just like the EP resolution, or was even worse.
Hence, Armenia cannot tell, demand or expect anything from Europe,
the European Parliament, even though the reaction of Europe is not
satisfactory in political terms because it is not doing better.
However, Armenia does not seem to have anything to say about the EP
resolution. What would it say when the EP actually legitimized the
inadequacy of the Armenian parliament?
There is one more issue. The European Parliament adopts a resolution
for itself, not for Armenia. From this point of view, it is interesting
whether Europe is satisfied with its reaction. Does the resolution
serve the European interests in general and the policy on the South
Caucasus?
The European diversity of genres is increasingly revealed and therefore
the weight of the European word, its political value and content drops,
its orbit is getting vague.
The conclusion is that Europe cannot be perceived as one whole, as one
political center which can offer solutions of complicated regional
issues and participate in their implementation unless it overcomes
its own crisis, not only of the euro but also its system of values,
economic and political structure and foundation.
From: A. Papazian
HAKOB BADALYAN
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/comments27384.html
Published: 15:46:27 - 14/09/2012
The resolution of the European Parliament on the pardoning of the
Azerbaijani murderer revealed the crisis of Europe's regional policy,
its amorphous nature. The European Parliament drafts a resolution which
is about something that is known to everyone but is about nothing,
in fact.
It is difficult to identify the contribution of Armenia to this
resolution, on what Armenia worked with the European Parliament,
what the parliament of Armenia, its standing committee of European
integration have done, what the ministry of foreign affairs has done
in this regard.
At least, if this resolution is the output of these institutions,
one can imagine what would happen if they did not work at all or were
not efficient enough. Perhaps Azerbaijan would be chided for delaying
the murderer's release.
Last December I visited Strasbourg with a group of Armenian journalists
and met with a friend of Armenia in the EP. The visit was facilitated
by the French Embassy and the MFA. This person complained that Armenia
is very passive in its interaction with the European Parliament while
the Azerbaijani lobby is quite active, organizes frequent visits
of MEPs to Baku. The Armenian MPs and MFA officials are not active
enough and do not promote the interests of Armenia in the EP.
He did not know that the Armenian MPs and MFA officials are busy
promoting not the interests of Armenia but their party, group or
personal interests.
Evidence to this is the comparison of the resolutions of the Armenian
Parliament and the European Parliament. In fact, the EP resolution has
no message but does the resolution of the Armenian parliament have
a message? The statement of the Armenian parliament lacked content,
just like the EP resolution, or was even worse.
Hence, Armenia cannot tell, demand or expect anything from Europe,
the European Parliament, even though the reaction of Europe is not
satisfactory in political terms because it is not doing better.
However, Armenia does not seem to have anything to say about the EP
resolution. What would it say when the EP actually legitimized the
inadequacy of the Armenian parliament?
There is one more issue. The European Parliament adopts a resolution
for itself, not for Armenia. From this point of view, it is interesting
whether Europe is satisfied with its reaction. Does the resolution
serve the European interests in general and the policy on the South
Caucasus?
The European diversity of genres is increasingly revealed and therefore
the weight of the European word, its political value and content drops,
its orbit is getting vague.
The conclusion is that Europe cannot be perceived as one whole, as one
political center which can offer solutions of complicated regional
issues and participate in their implementation unless it overcomes
its own crisis, not only of the euro but also its system of values,
economic and political structure and foundation.
From: A. Papazian