Civilitas Participates In The Bled Strategic Forum

CIVILITAS PARTICIPATES IN THE BLED STRATEGIC FORUM

Spotlight / Events
The Civilitas Foundation
Monday, 31 August 2009 20:25

Mr. Oskanian participated in the panel named "Stability through
Regional Frameworks: Eastern Europe and the Caspian Region." He spoke
about the role of European and regional organizations in maintaining
peace and stability in the Caucasus. In post-Soviet reality these
organizations have played a positive role, but in the light of
recent tensions between Russia and the West, they can also be a
destabilizing factor. Thus both Russia and the West should accept
the idea of complementarity, that was Armenia’s main foreign policy
principle in the previous 10 years, and to try to complement each
other’s presence in the region, instead of confronting each other.

Mrs. Ghazarian participated in the panel named "Before and After
the Financial Crisis: The Question of Values." Mrs. Ghazarian spoke
about the important role of universal values and principles in any
political and economic=2 0development. One of the lessons learned
from the financial crisis was that the lack of principles and moral
values, such as the expectation that there would necessarily be
self-regulation and the predominance of wealth accumulation as a
goal, rather than a means to equitable, fair, decent life for all,
is what led to the crisis. And an acknowledgement that prosperity is
a way of reaching a dignified and peaceful world is what is needed
at the base of the financial and institutional reforms that now must
necessarily take place.
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Civilitas Participates in the Bled Strategic Forum
Spotlight / Events

The Civilitas Foundation
Monday, 31 August 2009 20:25

Civilitas founder Vartan Oskanian and Director Salpi Ghazarian
participated in the Bled Strategic Forum, in Bled, Slovenia, August
30-31. Ministers, policy makers, members of government, experts and
representatives of civil societies from Europe, the U.S. and Asia
participated in the forum entitled â??The Politics of Economic Crisis:
Redefining Economic and Geopolitical Landscapes in Europe and Eurasia.â??
Mr. Oskanian participated in the panel named â??Stability through
Regional Frameworks: Eastern Europe and the Caspian Region.â?? He spoke
about the role of European and regional organizations in maintaining
peace and stability in the Caucasus. In post-Soviet reality these
organizations have played a positive role, but in the light of recent
tensions between Russia and the West, they can also be a destabilizing
factor. Thus both Russia and the West should accept the idea of
complementarity, that was Armeniaâ??s main foreign policy principle in
the previous 10 years, and to try to complement each otherâ??s presence
in the region, instead of confronting each other.
Mrs. Ghazarian participated in the panel named â??Before and After the
Financial Crisis: The Question of Values.â?? Mrs. Ghazarian spoke about
the important role of universal values and principles in any political
and economic=2
0development. One of the lessons learned from the financial
crisis was that the lack of principles and moral values, such as the
expectation that there would necessarily be self-regulation and the
predominance of wealth accumulation as a goal, rather than a means to
equitable, fair, decent life for all, is what led to the crisis. And an
acknowledgement that prosperity is a way of reaching a dignified and
peaceful world is what is needed at the base of the financial and
institutional reforms that now must necessarily take place.

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