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EURASIAN INTEGRATION REMAINS ONLY CHOICE IF NO ALTERNATIVE FOUND - OPINION
10:25 * 27.06.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the coordinator of the Eastern
Partnership Program's Armenian National Platform commented on the
possibility of continuing the suspended European Choice initiative.
Boris Navasrdyan said he even expects the project to be an alternative
to the Eurasian integration plan by offering better solutions to
problems and difficulties in most different areas.
"Even after [the Eurasian integration], many political, economic and
security-related problems will keep demanding a solution in Armenia.
And only an alternative can propose such a solution, because I am
convinced that the Eurasian [Union] cannot give an answer to those
solutions. And that will be reflected in the form of most different
problems which we will encounter in the months to come. And we want
it or not, the presence of those problems and the absence of ways
to reach a solution will require another initiative, trend, idea
or approach. So I believe the European Choice is the idea which may
propose that role. And that's the only initiative, because I don't
see any other way," he noted.
Navasardyan said he thinks Armenia needs a common platform enabling a
cooperation between the civil society and the political forces. "And
as we saw from the actions and reactions of parties, they are not
ready to collaborate with one another to coordinate like-minded
representatives of civil society and political forces. There is
no willingness or resolve yet, so we have to characterize that as
passiveness by political parties. And more importantly, there is
no collaboration among political parties sharing common ideas. And
because the political component did not find any definition in the
initiative, it is too early to speak about the institutional format. I
am hopeful it will happen one day, and we will be able to speak about
the status. If that's not possible, then the civil society already
has different formats," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:25 * 27.06.14
In an interview with Tert.am, the coordinator of the Eastern
Partnership Program's Armenian National Platform commented on the
possibility of continuing the suspended European Choice initiative.
Boris Navasrdyan said he even expects the project to be an alternative
to the Eurasian integration plan by offering better solutions to
problems and difficulties in most different areas.
"Even after [the Eurasian integration], many political, economic and
security-related problems will keep demanding a solution in Armenia.
And only an alternative can propose such a solution, because I am
convinced that the Eurasian [Union] cannot give an answer to those
solutions. And that will be reflected in the form of most different
problems which we will encounter in the months to come. And we want
it or not, the presence of those problems and the absence of ways
to reach a solution will require another initiative, trend, idea
or approach. So I believe the European Choice is the idea which may
propose that role. And that's the only initiative, because I don't
see any other way," he noted.
Navasardyan said he thinks Armenia needs a common platform enabling a
cooperation between the civil society and the political forces. "And
as we saw from the actions and reactions of parties, they are not
ready to collaborate with one another to coordinate like-minded
representatives of civil society and political forces. There is
no willingness or resolve yet, so we have to characterize that as
passiveness by political parties. And more importantly, there is
no collaboration among political parties sharing common ideas. And
because the political component did not find any definition in the
initiative, it is too early to speak about the institutional format. I
am hopeful it will happen one day, and we will be able to speak about
the status. If that's not possible, then the civil society already
has different formats," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am