Armenia needs political dialogue for solving current problemsJune 13, 2009 - 19:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - There are 5 factors in modern world affecting Armenians' worldview, RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said during the discussion titled "Relieving Ourselves from the Past". The event was organized within the frames of World Sociology Congress. "The first factor is the rapid", the Prime Minister said, "is the paces which change life, and we don't manage to catch up with them. The second factor is that the world is really becoming a smaller place. In the early 1990's, for instance, Armenian Brazil was not so close to us as it is now. The third factor is education. While in the past, society's main asset was industry and production, today we need a knowledge-based society. The forth factor is the opportunity for personal self-realization. And the fifth, fundamental problem is the phenomenon of national culture. Every day, one language in the world becomes "dead".The Prime Minister focused on two issues: NKR conflict and Armenian-Turkish ties normalization. As important subjects responsible for their solution, he emphasized the role of Armenia, NKR and entire Armenian community. The solution of such problems requires a political dialogue, something Armenia lacks now, Sargsyan stressed. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |