Experts discuss problems of Armenia
ArmInfo. The processes taking place in Armenia today were discussed at the round table "Problems around Armenia and their possible solutions" that took place the day before. Experts and political scientists, representatives of public organizations took part in the public discussion.
The processes taking place today in Armenia were discussed at the round table "Problems around Armenia
and their possible solutions" that took place the day before. Experts and political scientists, representatives of public organizations took part in the public discussion.
Former NA deputy, analyst Arman Abovyan noted in his speech that the
events taking place these days in Armenia are of an extraordinary
nature, since, on the one hand, it seems that political processes are
emerging, but on the other hand, they cannot be called completely
political. In this context, the expert referred to the statement of
the leader of the movement, Archbishop Bagrat Srbazan, that the
movement was blessed by Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin, since
what is happening is an ontological problem for everyone, and the
position of the Church is that these ontological risks do not
threaten the opposition or the authorities, and to every Armenian,
every citizen of the country.
"I do not and will not discuss the decisions of the church, but it is
obvious that this movement, led by the Holy Church, is not creating a
new social divide, but, on the contrary, is trying to destroy the
existing divisions into black and white in society, basing it on the
principle of pro-Armenian unity. We are talking about broad social
solidarity, which is essentially apolitical. Yes, there is a
political component in the movement, everything will ultimately be
decided in the political field, but the process itself, the
philosophy must be apolitical, as it is today," added Arman Abovyan.
"I do not and will not discuss the decisions of the church, but it is
obvious that this movement, led by the Holy Church, is not creating a
new social divide, but, on the contrary, is trying to destroy the
existing divisions into black and white in society, basing it on the
principle of pro-Armenian unity. We are talking about broad social
solidarity, which is essentially apolitical. Yes, there is a
political component to the movement, everything will ultimately be
decided in the political field, but the process itself, the
philosophy should be apolitical, as it is today," added Arman
Abovyan.
Media expert Tigran Kocharyan noted in his speech that what is
happening today in Armenia is a slightly different process, since the
policy of the authorities is opposed not by classical politicians,
but by the ministers of the Armenian Apostolic Church, against whom
the authorities will not be able to "effectively" use their proven
tools - intimidation, arrests, persecution, pressure, etc. Because
persecution opens the gates of heaven even wider for church
ministers. That is why the technologies that the authorities tried to
work with, up to the discrediting of Bagrat Galstanyan, did not work,
they gave the opposite result. "That's why today they are trying in
every possible way to connect Bagrat Galstanyan with one or another
former politician," he said.
Kocharyan noted that the leader of the movement is fluent in all the
tools that Pashinyan used 6 years ago to achieve power, and is fluent
in the codes of communication with the people. "If a person goes to
fight for the sake of faith, for the sake of an idea, it is difficult
to fight with such people. The government is now in a difficult
situation. And the authorities, as I see, for example, do not have
any calculation of what will happen if force is used against Bagrat
Galstanyan. At this stage, much depends on the position of the
Minister of Internal Affairs Vahe Ghazaryan, whether the police will
go against the people or join them. And it is clear that Vahe
Kazaryan is under terrible pressure, because although Pashinyan would
like to replace him, on the other hand, it is difficult for him to
find such a devoted person. And it is in this Tavush triangle
Pashinyan-Ghazaryan-Bagrat Galstanyan that issues will be resolved,"
added Tigran Kocharyan.
In turn, political scientist Vigen Hakobyan noted that this movement
is not apolitical, but non-partisan, because the entire agenda, all
the demands and assessments that have been put forward, starting with
Kirants, are a political agenda. And in recent days, already in
Yerevan, this agenda has acquired different shades: quite serious
political demands were put forward, up to the resignation of the
prime minister, and a political mechanism was proposed. "In my
opinion, this is a public revolt against the politics and behavior of
the authorities, which from the moment the procession reached Yerevan
moved into the political arena, which Bagrat Galstanyan also spoke
about yesterday. Yesterday there was talk about the
institutionalization of the movement, which means that it must be an
institution if they decide to go the constitutional route, and there
is a great need to present some alternative to the public. In the
coming days, the mechanisms for governing the movement will change,
certain personalities will appear on the platform, which must be
accepted by the public. I think it will be some kind of hybrid. an
organ where both the spiritual class and some famous people will be
represented," he said.
According to Hakobyan, the instruments of power do not work, the
arsenal of anti-propaganda is not rich and has absolutely no effect.
The authorities tried to use the same tools that, for example,
against the second president Robert Kocharyan, but in this case it
did not produce any results. <Pashinyan feels people very well on a
mental level. He understood that after the war there was a serious
need for peace and for four years he constantly spoke about this in
his speeches. In the end, he presented his concept - "let's hand over
everything and live peacefully," but all this was destroyed by
Aliyev's January appeal, the theses of which had nothing in common
with what Pashinyan set out. These theses meant that there was no
agreement on the concept of peace, it was all a bluff. And from the
very moment when it became clear that there was no peace agreement,
and if something were signed, it would be a complete capitulation.
This became the spark of widespread public discontent," Vigen
Hakobyan emphasized.
Political scientist Arman Ghukasyan, noting that Armenia has recently
been in a turbulent state, recalled that the country's authorities,
according to both internal and external opinion polls, today have
very little support. The problem is that there is a lot of
indifference in society, society is in a state of apathy, and the
government is both responsible and the driving force behind the
crisis that has developed in the country. According to Ghukasyan,
society is no longer fixated on the individual, people are not
waiting for a specific person, the most important question is who can
offer ways out of this crisis.
"There can no longer be a personalized process, because one day, in
2018, such a "savior" appeared, and we see what came of it. I am
convinced that a clear concept will win. Everyone is waiting for
clear concepts, which means "Nikol, go away, and then we'll see what
we'll do" won't work anymore. And the 2018 scenario won't work
either. We need truly national unity, which will allow us to
understand the following questions: well, the government has changed,
how will the delimitation be carried out, or will we be able to
return Artsakh?" the political scientist said.
In other words, Ghukasyan stated, we are at a stage when it is clear
that Pashinyan's policy is a failure and the country needs other
solutions, since it is impossible to lead the country out of this
crisis only by changing power and changing people.