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Interview with Anush Sedrakyan, deputy president of the Free Democrats
Party, on the consequences of the Customs Union membership
Anush, was September 3 someone's agenda, real politics or a wish to
thwart the Association Agreement? Different people have commented on
this except for Serzh Sargsyan.
If we believe the president that he did not undergo any pressure (I
personally believe him) and nevertheless Armenia joins the Customs
Union, this is an example of wrong governance. Our tradition of
independence shows that we have had serious shortcomings in governance,
and it is a lie that we did not fight for our independence. We
fought but the fight was not conscious. Transitions were quick,
first environment, next Karabakh, finally independence. We did not
fight for independence initially, and initially we did not have such
a vision. And when it was said that independence was given to us, it
seemed that it was time for us to think about keeping and reinforcing
our independence, it turned out that we have fighters but we don't
have governors. What has been happening over the past 22 years in
Armenia is, in my opinion, a grave crisis of professional governance,
not a fight of ideas or empires or a political crisis.
Correspondingly, the opposition is expected to posture Ernesto Che
Guevara whereas its posture is something mutable that leads to the
same crisis of governance.
Do you think Russia became stronger through Armenia and became a more
important subject in the world?
Putin's political bluff is a success. Russia loses two wars, innovation
and demography. He has lost these two wars and now he can win the
war of blackmail and bluff. After so many years of break Russia is
negotiating with the United State in an equal negotiation over the
crisis in Syria, Russia divides Armenia and speaks about a new national
idea. The campaign for the Customs Union is the result of crisis of
governance because the government that wants a state starts building a
society that matches the state. Over 22 years of governance no effort
has been made for growing professional governance and social systems.
I will believe in the Customs Union as soon as our government starts
leaving for Voronezh to get a treatment and depositing its money in
Moscow banks. For the time being, all the money is sent to Switzerland,
and treatment is taken in Germany, and I believe that our elite again
sets two standards, it takes the best standard and offers the worst
standard to people and the state.
What will the consequences of the Customs Union be?
I predict the white plague because of the growing migration. We were
humiliated twice. First, we were humiliated with CU membership which
was followed by a series of humiliations that gas will not be cheaper,
the railway will not be reconstructed, they sold arms to Azerbaijan,
demonstrating to us that our membership to the Customs Union will
not bring welfare and safety. Internal humiliation followed external
humiliation. Again rise of fare was announced, Suren Khachatryan's
son was set free, the Covered Market came up. It means that Russia
does not care for the solution of the everyday issues of people and
only gives the government a cart blanche to take care of its own
needs in the way it likes. Nevertheless, during the European games
the situation was less severe.
In other words, Armenia will have no chance to develop until the end
of Putin's presidency?
I am optimistic. This is the 21st century. I will leave Armenia
the next morning of ban on the internet because as long as there
is transparency, possibility to communicate, the absence of brain
borders helps open physical borders. A ban will not work out in the
21st century. It may work out in oil countries where you can take 40%
of the budget and 60% is quite enough for people, in Armenia it will
not work out because our country's resource is highly limited.
Everyone must understand whether they deserve the state. Yes, I think
that having a state is the only way to survive in the world. There is
not a better pass than a strong state. And if it is time to not have a
state, we must be able to explain to our children why we repeated the
same mistake, lost what had been achieved with such difficulty. The
nature of mistakes does not change, whether diplomatic or human. And
two things underlie the mistakes, short-sightedness and just greed.
Siranuysh Papyan 13:14 28/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/interview/view/30983
Interview with Anush Sedrakyan, deputy president of the Free Democrats
Party, on the consequences of the Customs Union membership
Anush, was September 3 someone's agenda, real politics or a wish to
thwart the Association Agreement? Different people have commented on
this except for Serzh Sargsyan.
If we believe the president that he did not undergo any pressure (I
personally believe him) and nevertheless Armenia joins the Customs
Union, this is an example of wrong governance. Our tradition of
independence shows that we have had serious shortcomings in governance,
and it is a lie that we did not fight for our independence. We
fought but the fight was not conscious. Transitions were quick,
first environment, next Karabakh, finally independence. We did not
fight for independence initially, and initially we did not have such
a vision. And when it was said that independence was given to us, it
seemed that it was time for us to think about keeping and reinforcing
our independence, it turned out that we have fighters but we don't
have governors. What has been happening over the past 22 years in
Armenia is, in my opinion, a grave crisis of professional governance,
not a fight of ideas or empires or a political crisis.
Correspondingly, the opposition is expected to posture Ernesto Che
Guevara whereas its posture is something mutable that leads to the
same crisis of governance.
Do you think Russia became stronger through Armenia and became a more
important subject in the world?
Putin's political bluff is a success. Russia loses two wars, innovation
and demography. He has lost these two wars and now he can win the
war of blackmail and bluff. After so many years of break Russia is
negotiating with the United State in an equal negotiation over the
crisis in Syria, Russia divides Armenia and speaks about a new national
idea. The campaign for the Customs Union is the result of crisis of
governance because the government that wants a state starts building a
society that matches the state. Over 22 years of governance no effort
has been made for growing professional governance and social systems.
I will believe in the Customs Union as soon as our government starts
leaving for Voronezh to get a treatment and depositing its money in
Moscow banks. For the time being, all the money is sent to Switzerland,
and treatment is taken in Germany, and I believe that our elite again
sets two standards, it takes the best standard and offers the worst
standard to people and the state.
What will the consequences of the Customs Union be?
I predict the white plague because of the growing migration. We were
humiliated twice. First, we were humiliated with CU membership which
was followed by a series of humiliations that gas will not be cheaper,
the railway will not be reconstructed, they sold arms to Azerbaijan,
demonstrating to us that our membership to the Customs Union will
not bring welfare and safety. Internal humiliation followed external
humiliation. Again rise of fare was announced, Suren Khachatryan's
son was set free, the Covered Market came up. It means that Russia
does not care for the solution of the everyday issues of people and
only gives the government a cart blanche to take care of its own
needs in the way it likes. Nevertheless, during the European games
the situation was less severe.
In other words, Armenia will have no chance to develop until the end
of Putin's presidency?
I am optimistic. This is the 21st century. I will leave Armenia
the next morning of ban on the internet because as long as there
is transparency, possibility to communicate, the absence of brain
borders helps open physical borders. A ban will not work out in the
21st century. It may work out in oil countries where you can take 40%
of the budget and 60% is quite enough for people, in Armenia it will
not work out because our country's resource is highly limited.
Everyone must understand whether they deserve the state. Yes, I think
that having a state is the only way to survive in the world. There is
not a better pass than a strong state. And if it is time to not have a
state, we must be able to explain to our children why we repeated the
same mistake, lost what had been achieved with such difficulty. The
nature of mistakes does not change, whether diplomatic or human. And
two things underlie the mistakes, short-sightedness and just greed.
Siranuysh Papyan 13:14 28/09/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/interview/view/30983