MOST OF SOUTH CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES’ RENOWNED POLITICAL FIGURES CONSIDER THAT EUROPEAN INTEGRATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING OF SECURITY IN REGION
Noyan Tapan
Feb 27 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The Region Research Center for
Investigative Journalists published trilingual book (in Armenian,
Russian and English) "Our Security and European Integration," the
presentation of which took place on February 27. As Laura Baghdasarian,
center’s director and program’s head, stated, the first part of
the book published with the support of the European Commission’s
delegation in Armenia presents interviews of representatives of
Armenian, Georgian and Azerbaijani ruling and opposition parties given
from 2006 November to 2007 January (interviews of five figures from
each country): including interviews of RPA Chairman, Prime Minister
Andranik Margarian, ANM Board Vice-Chairman Andranik Hovakimian,
Azerbaijani Yeni Azerbaijan Party’s Executive Secretary Ali Ahmedov,
Musavat Party Chairman Isa Gambar, Georgian United National Movement
Party’s International Secretary Irakli Kavtaradze, Chairman of Georgian
Traditionalists’ Union Akaki Asatiani. In L. Baghdasarian’s words,
only Azerbaijani Islamic Party Chairman Haji Hajiagha Nuriyev gave
a negative answer to the question, whether European integration
can contribute to strengthening of security in the region. In the
latter’s opinion, Azerbaijan’s independence should not be built
through European integration.
"According to solidary affirmation of all political figures, the main
threat to their countries’ security comes from unsettled interracial
conflicts," L. Baghdasarian said. The materials of Internet conference
held on the same subject with participation of experts of South
Caucasian countries are presented in the second part of the book.