EASTERN PARTNERSHIP NOT TO MITIGATE SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PROBLEMS
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.05.2009 18:43 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The initial sum intended for implementation of
democracy reforms within Eastern Partnership project frameworks
comprises 600 million Euros. "It seems a trivial sum, however,
if we remember about ‘targeted’ and effective use, we’ll be able
to implement very serious initiatives towards post-Soviet countries’
European integration," Deputy Director of Strategic Cultural Foundation
Andrei Areshev told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.
According to Areshev, the sums allocated within "Eastern Partnership"
project frameworks are unlikely to be directed to such spheres as
poverty eradication, corruption and social-economic inequality. "Those
sums are not aimed at solving such problems," Areshev emphasizes.
Mr. Areshev finds that Eastern Partnership is intended for specific
top-class groups, and does not aim to mitigate acute social-economic
problems. "All this fully applies to Armenia. The country’s
participation in Eastern Partnership program will have very little
positive effect, if any at all. Possible negative impacts may be
caused by the loss of de facto national sovereignty. There may also be
significant problems in the context of unsettled Karabakh conflict,"
Areshev notes.