ACCORDING TO VAZGEN MANUKIAN’S PREELECTION PROGRAM, ARMENIA SHOULD BE COUNTRY CARRYING OUT DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 25, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The necessity of Armenia’s European
integration is mentioned in the foreign policy part of the preelection
program of Vazgen Manukian, a candidate for presidency, the leader of
the National Democratic Union party. Shavarsh Kocharian, the Chairman
of the National Democratic Party, supporting V. Manukian said at the
January 25 discussion on foreign political provisions of candidates’
programs, that two ways, fulfilment of commitments assumed towards
the Council of Europe and membership to the European Union, are
outlined for the successful process of European integration in the
candidate’s program.
As S. Kocharian stated, V. Manukian’s program mentions that Armenia
should be a country carrying out a dialogue among civilizations. "In
that respect we have much to do at international structures," the
NDP Chairman said mentioning that Armenia should "show" the world the
Armenian-Iranian fully-fledged relations as an example of co-existence
of two too different civilizations.
S. Kocharian said that according to the NDU leader’s program, Armenia
should be the guarantor of Artsakh people and its self-determination,
but only the Karabakh party should conduct the negotiations on the
NKR status and liberated territories.