Ничего себе?!

[Semetoja]

Armenian paper unhappy with Georgia's role of bridge with West

521 words

9 July 2005

10:43

BBC Monitoring Caucasus

English

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Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan's visit to Lithuania showed that now Armenia can better feel the results of the Georgian "revolution of roses". Our prime minister was officially informed in Lithuania that instead of bothering the West, Armenia can appeal directly to its neighbour Georgia and solve many problems. :blink:

Although the prime minister is against this, Armenia does not have enough levers to influence ways of contacting the West. If the West has decided to view Georgia as Armenia's supervisor, it will be very difficult and even impossible for us to change such a decision.

This only shows that there are much more important values in the world than stability propagandized by the Armenian authorities. To be more precise, stability is an important value if it is based on laws. There are many stable states in the world, for instance, North Korea, Cuba, Iraq, but such stability is of no value because it does not serve the prosperity and liberty of people.

On the one hand, the West's decision to contact Armenia via Georgia is encouraging Georgia, and on the other, it is a sort of punishment for Armenia and its authorities. To put it differently, our authorities are not mature enough to have free access to the external world.

Nevertheless, this is not the worst scenario for Armenia. It will be much worse if the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan in autumn bring about radical reforms in that country. In view of this, Armenia will end up playing the role of an absolute outsider in the region, which will cause problems not only in foreign policy, but also in economic relations.

All this is due to the fact that the international image of our republic, which is run by an oligarchy, resembles the image of our local oligarchy. Yes, they are strong, they have potential to influence the international situation, they are richer and have greater financial possibilities, but they are not really respected, and people maintain contact with them just to get something out of them and make them more tolerant.

At some point, this attitude can be assessed as tolerance, but actually this attitude is not a final one as it keeps the necessity of reforms on the agenda. At present, we are allowed to solve problems with the top leadership of Georgia, but if no changes take place in Armenia, it is possible that this format will change. For instance, Georgia's interior minister may become our next supervisor, then Tbilisi's mayor, etc.

The West should not be blamed for this. If somebody openly runs away from us, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror. Maybe in that case, we shall understand that we should at least take a shower, have a shave and brush our teeth in order to communicate with others and not only in the political sense.

Source: Aykakan Zhamanak, Yerevan, in Armenian 8 Jul 05, p 1

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Комментарии будут?! Это действительность или очередная фантазия "Айкакан Жаманака"?

[arthur]

Айкакан Жаманак в своем репертуаре :down: :down:

The newspaper really sucks.

[Heno]

Это то может и да, но Маркаряна я уже видеть не могу. Ну неужели не мог Кочарян кого нибудь более респектабельного, хоть с каким то политическим видением поставить на этот пост? :wallbash: Я вообще считаю, что в стране два политика - Кочарян и Осканян.

[Злодиюка]

Ара де переводите эли... о чём там речь идёт?

[Semetoja]

Коротко говоря, речь о том, что якобы Маркаряну во время визита в Литву намекнули, что по любым вопросам, вместо того чтобы беспокоить Запад, надо обратится к Грузии... они решат наши проблемы... И якобы Маркарян (дипломатическими фразами) послал их на фиг

[Злодиюка]

И правильно сделал... Я даже считаю что мог бы инедипломатичными фразами послать

[Mono]

Грузия Запад

Иран Восток

А мы кто ?

[Arin-Berd]

Грузия Запад 

Иран Восток

А мы кто ?

[Heno]

:up:

[cartesius]

А мы пойдем на Север, а мы пойдем на Север! ©

[Gentle Giant]

Грузия Запад

Иран Восток

А мы кто ?

[Gentle Giant]

Это то может и да, но Маркаряна я уже видеть не могу. Ну неужели не мог Кочарян кого нибудь более респектабельного, хоть с каким то политическим видением поставить на этот пост? :wallbash: Я вообще считаю, что в стране два политика - Кочарян и Осканян.

[ORXAN-BEY]

Вы даже не знаете как вам повезло) Могли бы ведь сказать, чтобы сразу в Азербайджан обращались :yes:

[Bender B.R.]

:lol: В здравом уме такого никто не сказал бы.

[cartesius]

Вы даже не знаете как вам повезло) Могли бы ведь сказать, чтобы сразу в Азербайджан обращались :yes:

Ето им повезло, что наши им не посоветовали обратиться в Лигу сексуальныx меньшинств. :devil: