ARMENIANS HAVE ALL BASES TO BE CONSIDERED NATION HAVING UNIQUE CIVILIZATION, DIRECTOR OF “NORAVANK” SCIENTIFIC-EDUCATIONAL FUND SURE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 05 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 5, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Unlike many other
nations, Armenians have all bases to be considered a nation having
a unique civilization. At the May 4 discussion organized at the
“Noravank” scientific-educational fund, Gagik Haroutiunian, the fund
Director expressed such an opinion, presenting results of a survey
on the theme “Armenians’ Political Orientations” held among famous
politicians. According to him, those bases are: Armenians’ origin,
the Armenian language occupying its unique place in the Indo-European
family, the Mesropian letters, Armenian Apostolic Church, literary
heritage, architecture and, according to some specialists, even the
Armenian dance. In Gagik Haroutiunian’s opinion, it is not just a
fact having historic meaning.
According to him, orientations of civilization have a very important
role in the present world as the “civilization” conception has moved
to the global strategic political field. According to Haroutiunian,
conflicts of civilizations of the present and future will be main
directions and main danger of the global strategic policy. “Not taking
into account approaches of civilization in political developments
may cause serious danger for any nation, and Armenians are not
an exception,” the speaker mentioned. According to the speaker,
some strategy must be worked out in sumilar conditions which will
allow avoid danger and use possibilities. The unigue civilization
orientation of Armenians that must be combined with upmost involvement
in world processes may serve as such one. The speaker mentioned that
Anglo-Saxons, Chineses and Jews lead such a strategy today. In the
opinion of Tigran Sargsian, the Chairman of the RA Central Bank,
Armenians represent a civilizations existed once but today they are
not a civilized nation. According to him, the national electorate
of Armenia is today disrupted and is not able to form some valuable
standards and a system of moral norms. According to Sargsian, today
the Armenian nation needs an impudent program which will allow to
gather potential for turning point development. Hasmik Hmayakian,
an employee of the RA NAS Institute of Oriental Studies mentioned
that the same issue is today discussed in Egypt as well, but it is
studied in that country at the high state level. NA Deputies Vazgen
Manukian, Armen Ashotian, Khachatur Sukiasian, the RA President’s
Advisor on Security Issues Garnik Isagulian, representatives of public
organizations, experts participated in the discussion.