IN STEPAN SAFARIAN’S WORDS, ARMENIA CONTINUES TO BE LEFT OUT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

Noyan Tapan
May 31 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Foreign policy carried on at present
has no scientific motivation and resulted in Armenia’s isolation
in the region. Stepan Safarian, Director of Center for National
and International Studies, representative of Zharangutiun Party,
expressed such opinion at the May 31 dispute.

In S. Safarian’s words, three regional developments condition serious
challenges for Armenia. The first of them is the process of settlement
of current conflicts, the second is implementation of energy programs,
from which, in his words, Armenia continues to be left out, and the
thrid is the conflict over Iran’s nuclear problems.

Armen Ashotian, member of Board of Republican Party of Armenia opposing
to his opponent, said that Armenia is on the crossroad of civilizations
and has no right "to orient itself to another geographical pole." As
he affirmed, complementarianism just should be transformed into
multivector policy. Touching upon affirmations of Armenia’s being
left out of regional processes, A. Ashotian said that the country,
naturally, was to be left out of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project, "as the
price of being included in it was to be Karabakh." A. Ashotian said
that the opposition does not offer any alternative except criticizing
the activity of the authorities.