You can not hurt and pour ridicule on Putin, Russia and the Russian people. You can not do the same in the case of any other country or nation. Even on Erdoğan or Aliyev, because even though we have problems with their countries, but these people are the leaders of these countries and the possible partners, with which problems should be solved. The state approach should be as such, which should be displayed by any political force, even the opposition, and thus this approach differs from dissident displays when you may say everything. If we love this or that country or its culture, it does not mean that the rest should be hated. The antonym of love is not hatred but not love.
With this exhortations the first president, ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan referred to his party members on Saturday. These judgments are 100% correct. I’m also sure that not only the parties but also all our citizens, especially those who have the opportunity to make a public speech, should have restrained and respectful attitude toward all countries and all nations. Otherwise, it sometimes happens when the publicists or politicians “peck”, let’s say, at Erdoğan, as if he is their personal enemy. It is clear that the policy of Turkey and its Prime Minister, in many cases, is directed against Armenia and Armenians. But it must be talked about purely politically, and not by the vocabulary of “Iskra” or “Pravda”.
It is sad, however, that the first President did not extend his exhortation to the domestic life. The logic here may be as follows: if it is true that the leaders of other countries are potential partners of our state (the authorities and responsible opposition), with which we have to solve the problems of foreign relations, it is equally true that all political parties and all citizens of Armenia are partners for solving domestic problems. In our country, I think, there is no party that believes that these problems should be solved by war, and violence, on the contrary, all are supporters of a dialogue format. Even if it is said a “revolution”, it means the peaceful transfer of the power as it were, for example, in Poland. Jaruzelski and Polish Communists were again partners in this respect.
Perhaps, the situation of potential partnership must also be taken into account in the domestic life. Following the words of some parties and what was written, we can state that so far it is not so.
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ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
