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NO INTEGRATION PROCESS MUST ABSOLVE US OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COUNTRY'S FUTURE - SAMVEL FARMANYAN
21:27 10.09.13
Samvel Farmanyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, made a statement in Parliament on Tuesday. The statement
deals with Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and reads in
particular:
"Following lengthy discussions, Armenia's decision to join the
Customs Union was announced. Despite the fact that Armenia's public
and political forces do not yet have the full idea of all the arguments
and our country's expectations underlying the decision, as well as the
truth that, whatever we may say now, it is only further developments,
in a broad historical context, that can reveal such crucial decisions
being wrong or right, a number of reasons for the decision can be
presented now.
1. Our society is indifferent to long-term development prospects
in the country, which arouses concern. The positions of political
figures, forces and public circles, which have so far been stated -
even in the case of such a momentous issue - are pursuing the political
interests of the moment and are not anchored to sincere ideas of the
country's long-term development and, in some cases, are derivatives
of Armenia's external commitments, which arouses concern as well.
2. The discussions of the issue once more revealed our centuries-old
fixation that Armenia's existence depends on being the auspices of
a great power, "either... or" logic and inevitability of a historic
decision. I wonder how many times history has to punish us for us to
come to realize that being the center of a conflict and of geopolitical
interests will never lead to the country's progress.
3. If greater concern is the fact that this decision is viewed in the
context of alternatives - peace or war - which is, first of all, far
from the reality. Secondly, it diverts the public from a particular
problem. Integration into any structures will not resolve the problems
facing our country nor will it settle the issue of national security.
Solutions to such problems are only in our hands and no integration
process is supposed to absolve us of the responsibility for our
country's future.
4. And finally, whatever future we choose, it must be our own choice
in our interests.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
21:27 10.09.13
Samvel Farmanyan, a Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary
group member, made a statement in Parliament on Tuesday. The statement
deals with Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and reads in
particular:
"Following lengthy discussions, Armenia's decision to join the
Customs Union was announced. Despite the fact that Armenia's public
and political forces do not yet have the full idea of all the arguments
and our country's expectations underlying the decision, as well as the
truth that, whatever we may say now, it is only further developments,
in a broad historical context, that can reveal such crucial decisions
being wrong or right, a number of reasons for the decision can be
presented now.
1. Our society is indifferent to long-term development prospects
in the country, which arouses concern. The positions of political
figures, forces and public circles, which have so far been stated -
even in the case of such a momentous issue - are pursuing the political
interests of the moment and are not anchored to sincere ideas of the
country's long-term development and, in some cases, are derivatives
of Armenia's external commitments, which arouses concern as well.
2. The discussions of the issue once more revealed our centuries-old
fixation that Armenia's existence depends on being the auspices of
a great power, "either... or" logic and inevitability of a historic
decision. I wonder how many times history has to punish us for us to
come to realize that being the center of a conflict and of geopolitical
interests will never lead to the country's progress.
3. If greater concern is the fact that this decision is viewed in the
context of alternatives - peace or war - which is, first of all, far
from the reality. Secondly, it diverts the public from a particular
problem. Integration into any structures will not resolve the problems
facing our country nor will it settle the issue of national security.
Solutions to such problems are only in our hands and no integration
process is supposed to absolve us of the responsibility for our
country's future.
4. And finally, whatever future we choose, it must be our own choice
in our interests.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian