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Why Respect Samvel Alexanyan?
European months are awaiting Armenia. In May our country will take up
the chairmanship of the Council of Europe, which will smoothly pass to
pre-signing of the Association Agreement with the EU.
The process is accelerated, and out of political purposes the European
Union recommends serious changes which do not seem realistic for half
a year. Not legislation approximation is meant. Change of worldview
and approaches is meant.
Association is not membership but a free trade area is already common
economic approaches. How will Armenia stand the tough competition that
will start in half a year? Is Samvel Alexanyan ready to give up his
position in FMCG imports? Is the economy of Armenia ready to appear in
a huge market with different rules?
The deputy president of the Republican Party Galust Sahakyan says we
should respect Samvel Alexanyan who has created 25,000 jobs. But how
does Samvel Alexanyan make money in Armenia, what new things has he
created? All he does is to import to Armenia and resell goods three
times more expensively.
In the new situation, especially if Europe and the United States set
up the Atlantic free trade area, those will survive the competition
who will offer something new and creative. In Armenia they make money
through the three traditional methods: production and sales of mines,
imports and reselling, banks making money out of money. Nothing is
produced, while exporters are the least protected.
Therefore, foreign investors in Armenia are interested in these three:
mines, imports and banks. We have not offered anything new, while with
what we have we will immediately drown in the big European market.
Together with the aspiration to Europe and the wish for
standardization the Armenian government must also think on mechanisms
for protecting Armenian producers. One year after association it may
become known that local production has disappeared, mines are produced
by the British, the banks will belong to others. Nobody will take any
interest in farms, Nairit may continue working on Russian money and
continue to pollute air.
It is not worth galloping towards Europe as much as staying under
Russia's umbrella. It is understood that Armenia cannot live in
isolation but Armenia and Europe need Russia and Europe as much as
they need Armenia. It is an opportunity to set our conditions, pursue
our interests, especially if they produce something rather than do
what used to be called speculation.
Naira Hayrumyan
15:03 13/05/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/29864
European months are awaiting Armenia. In May our country will take up
the chairmanship of the Council of Europe, which will smoothly pass to
pre-signing of the Association Agreement with the EU.
The process is accelerated, and out of political purposes the European
Union recommends serious changes which do not seem realistic for half
a year. Not legislation approximation is meant. Change of worldview
and approaches is meant.
Association is not membership but a free trade area is already common
economic approaches. How will Armenia stand the tough competition that
will start in half a year? Is Samvel Alexanyan ready to give up his
position in FMCG imports? Is the economy of Armenia ready to appear in
a huge market with different rules?
The deputy president of the Republican Party Galust Sahakyan says we
should respect Samvel Alexanyan who has created 25,000 jobs. But how
does Samvel Alexanyan make money in Armenia, what new things has he
created? All he does is to import to Armenia and resell goods three
times more expensively.
In the new situation, especially if Europe and the United States set
up the Atlantic free trade area, those will survive the competition
who will offer something new and creative. In Armenia they make money
through the three traditional methods: production and sales of mines,
imports and reselling, banks making money out of money. Nothing is
produced, while exporters are the least protected.
Therefore, foreign investors in Armenia are interested in these three:
mines, imports and banks. We have not offered anything new, while with
what we have we will immediately drown in the big European market.
Together with the aspiration to Europe and the wish for
standardization the Armenian government must also think on mechanisms
for protecting Armenian producers. One year after association it may
become known that local production has disappeared, mines are produced
by the British, the banks will belong to others. Nobody will take any
interest in farms, Nairit may continue working on Russian money and
continue to pollute air.
It is not worth galloping towards Europe as much as staying under
Russia's umbrella. It is understood that Armenia cannot live in
isolation but Armenia and Europe need Russia and Europe as much as
they need Armenia. It is an opportunity to set our conditions, pursue
our interests, especially if they produce something rather than do
what used to be called speculation.
Naira Hayrumyan
15:03 13/05/2013
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/29864