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SAMVEL FARMANYAN: RECOGNITION AND CONDEMNATION OF GENOCIDES SHOULD PREVAIL OVER POLITICAL INTERESTS
by Tatevik Shahunyan
Thursday, March 19, 18:48
Recognition and condemnation of genocides are of more significance than
political priorities, Samvel Farmanyan, MP from the Republican Party
of Armenia, Armenian Co-Chair of the Armenia-EU Inter-Parliamentary
Cooperation Committee, said on March 19, when opening the session of
the Committee in Yerevan.
He said that if recognition and condemnation of genocides prevail
over political interests, it will guarantee prevention of similar
crimes against humanity in the future.
When speaking of the Karabakh problem, Farmanyan stressed that despite
the destructive policy of Baku, the Armenian parliamentary diplomacy
is not going to sow discord between the nations or adopt anti-Azeri
resolutions. "The key to the conflict settlement is in the parties'
hands and there is no alternative to peaceful resolution", he said.
As regards the Armenia-EU relations, Farmanyan said that the EU makes
up one-third in Armenia's foreign trade. He pointed out that Armenia's
decision to join the Eurasian Economic Union was made for strategic
reasons, however, Yerevan is trying to participate in various trade
and economic integration processes.
Sajjad Karim, Co-Chair of the same Committee, said that the EU gives
high priority to the South Caucasus region and is going to make
political investments to develop relationship with the South Caucasus
countries, including Armenia. Concerning Armenia's accession to the
EEU, he stressed that it is a sovereign choice of a sovereign state.
For his part, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazaryan touched
on the Armenian-Turkish relations and the last close borders in
Europe. He stressed that the blockade imposed on Armenia by Turkey
endangers regional security and will create new dividing lines.
When speaking of the Armenia-EU economic cooperation, Adriano Martins,
member of the Committee, said that the EU is the largest trade partner
of Armenia. He said that free trade matters to Armenia more than to
the EU. However, this does not mean that after Armenia's accession
to the EEU Europe will stop cooperating with Armenia.
For his part, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea
pointed out that Europe will provide Armenia with about 540 mln EUR
before 2017. In this light, Tevan Poghosyan, Armenian MP from the
Heritage Party, expressed hope that Armenia will return to the path
of European integration.
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by Tatevik Shahunyan
Thursday, March 19, 18:48
Recognition and condemnation of genocides are of more significance than
political priorities, Samvel Farmanyan, MP from the Republican Party
of Armenia, Armenian Co-Chair of the Armenia-EU Inter-Parliamentary
Cooperation Committee, said on March 19, when opening the session of
the Committee in Yerevan.
He said that if recognition and condemnation of genocides prevail
over political interests, it will guarantee prevention of similar
crimes against humanity in the future.
When speaking of the Karabakh problem, Farmanyan stressed that despite
the destructive policy of Baku, the Armenian parliamentary diplomacy
is not going to sow discord between the nations or adopt anti-Azeri
resolutions. "The key to the conflict settlement is in the parties'
hands and there is no alternative to peaceful resolution", he said.
As regards the Armenia-EU relations, Farmanyan said that the EU makes
up one-third in Armenia's foreign trade. He pointed out that Armenia's
decision to join the Eurasian Economic Union was made for strategic
reasons, however, Yerevan is trying to participate in various trade
and economic integration processes.
Sajjad Karim, Co-Chair of the same Committee, said that the EU gives
high priority to the South Caucasus region and is going to make
political investments to develop relationship with the South Caucasus
countries, including Armenia. Concerning Armenia's accession to the
EEU, he stressed that it is a sovereign choice of a sovereign state.
For his part, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazaryan touched
on the Armenian-Turkish relations and the last close borders in
Europe. He stressed that the blockade imposed on Armenia by Turkey
endangers regional security and will create new dividing lines.
When speaking of the Armenia-EU economic cooperation, Adriano Martins,
member of the Committee, said that the EU is the largest trade partner
of Armenia. He said that free trade matters to Armenia more than to
the EU. However, this does not mean that after Armenia's accession
to the EEU Europe will stop cooperating with Armenia.
For his part, Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea
pointed out that Europe will provide Armenia with about 540 mln EUR
before 2017. In this light, Tevan Poghosyan, Armenian MP from the
Heritage Party, expressed hope that Armenia will return to the path
of European integration.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=6EFE3810-CE4F-11E4-95490EB7C0D21663