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Armenian NGOs work easier with Turkish rather than Azerbaijani
associates - analyst
November 02, 2013 | 13:49
YEREVAN. - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should not substitute
a country's authorities, but rather complement them.
Armenian Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Director, political scientist Stepan Grigoryan noted the aforesaid at
a press conference on Saturday.
Grigoryan reflected on the NGOs role in people's diplomacy.
`People's diplomacy works quite effectively in democratic countries,
where they respect public opinion and take it into account. Armenia is
seeking to become such a country,' he noted.
In the analyst's conviction, informal contacts at the level of NGOs
yield a more desired result than formal contacts.
Speaking on the Armenian NGOs' contacts with the Turkish and
Azerbaijani communities, Grigoryan specifically said:
`In the case of Turkey, the society is freer, and it is much easier to
establish contacts with them. The people's diplomacy is changing the
mood within Turkey.'
In Stepan Grigoryan's words, there are positive examples also in the
cooperation between the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations, as there
are cases when the two parties have voted on a matter in the same way.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian
associates - analyst
November 02, 2013 | 13:49
YEREVAN. - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) should not substitute
a country's authorities, but rather complement them.
Armenian Analytical Centre on Globalization and Regional Cooperation
Director, political scientist Stepan Grigoryan noted the aforesaid at
a press conference on Saturday.
Grigoryan reflected on the NGOs role in people's diplomacy.
`People's diplomacy works quite effectively in democratic countries,
where they respect public opinion and take it into account. Armenia is
seeking to become such a country,' he noted.
In the analyst's conviction, informal contacts at the level of NGOs
yield a more desired result than formal contacts.
Speaking on the Armenian NGOs' contacts with the Turkish and
Azerbaijani communities, Grigoryan specifically said:
`In the case of Turkey, the society is freer, and it is much easier to
establish contacts with them. The people's diplomacy is changing the
mood within Turkey.'
In Stepan Grigoryan's words, there are positive examples also in the
cooperation between the Armenian and Azerbaijani delegations, as there
are cases when the two parties have voted on a matter in the same way.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: A. Papazian