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Karen Bekarian: Armenian Public Somehow Disappointed In European Val

KAREN BEKARIAN: ARMENIAN PUBLIC SOMEHOW DISAPPOINTED IN EUROPEAN VALUES

PanARMENIAN.Net
17.01.2007 17:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Presently the system of European values and
interests of the EU states are close to each other but it’s worth
mentioning that they are not equal for all member states, "European
Integration" NGO chairman Karen Bekarian said during a round-table
discussion on the topic of "Leadership as a diving force towards
European integration." In his words, these are trial balloons that
will lead the European community either to consent or cataclysms.

"The future of Europe also depends on the extent nationalistic
movement corresponds to proclaimed European values. 5 states – Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova – are engaged in the European
Neighborhood Policy. To what extent goals and interests of these
states coincide with the common European stance?" Bekarian said. At
that he described the political situation in the South Caucasus as
gradual retreat of Russia and expansion of the United States. "Under
such conditions European integration means nothing for Armenia,"
the Armenian political scientist considers.

Karen Bekarian marked out the challenges Armenia faces on the way
to Eurointegration. "First, it’s the parliamentary election. Second,
some disappointment of the Armenian public in the European values. For
example, the EU welcomes election in Azerbaijan as democratic, but
it’s from being the truth. Prevalence of interests over democratic
values is clearly seen in this state. And last but not least – the
Turkish factor. We must know the real attitude of European community
about the fact of the Armenian Genocide," Bekarian said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS
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