IS ARMENIA LEFT OUT FROM REGIONAL PROGRAMS OR NOT?
Support A1+!The “Republican Party of Armenian” and the “Heritage” party presented models of foreign affairs of the mentioned parties. “The position of “Heritage” party has not altered and will not alter”, insured Stepan Safaryan, director of Armenian Center for National and International Studies and added: “The RA external policy has no scientific motivation and does not reflect the country’s interests, thus resulting in Armenian’s isolation. Armenia stays out of regional programs”. Safaryan pointed out three main processes omitted from the RA foreign policy: “Conflict resolution processes, energetic programs of the region and problems on Iran nuclear issues on which Armenia does not have any definite position”. Reflecting on the recent statements of Azerbaijani authorities, Stepan Safaryan noted: “Azerbaijan tries to shift Nagorno-Karabakh issue into pro-Azerbaijani context”.
Confirming Safaryan’s point that the RA foreign policy should be amended, the RA NA deputy and “Republican Party of Armenian” party member Armen Ashotyan stated: “Tactical methods should be altered in our policy but not strategic. Armenia’s balanced foreign policy, called complementary, should become multi-vector. The RA should co-operate with all the powers which solve two main problems: they can solve Armenia’s problems and may have vital influence on Armenia”.
Armen Ashotyan finds that the RA is not left out from regional programs: “We do not participate since their price is Karabakh”. As to the energetic issues, he noted that the greatest project in the region would be the construction of second nuclear plant in Armenia by which Armenia would reinforce its role as an energy exporting country.
The debating parties did not agree upon a number of issues, but stated that the “Republican Party of Armenian” and the “Heritage” party may collaborate in future. The parties also confessed that they were incompatible in a common coalition for the absence of mutual confidence.
