Naira Melkumyan: When the voice of society is muffled, it becomes aggressiveJuly 7, 2009 - 21:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Tolerance in the Armenian reality is mostly associated with obedience, but tolerance has deeper philosophical roots. A tolerant political discussion is relevant only when the discussion outlines positive steps to follow. But instead we hear swearing and insulting each time," Armenian ethnographer Hranush Kharatyan told participants of the discussion organized today by the Civilitas foundation and devoted to the culture of political dialog. She touched upon a good example related to the recent events around Armenia's National Assembly deputy Zaruhi Postanjyan. The discussion was also attended by a representative of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Artsvik Minasyan, director of the Civilitas Foundation Salbi Ghazarian and ex-minister of foreign affairs of Nagorno Karabakh Naira Melkumyan. Artsvik Minasyan emphasized, that the lack of a tolerant political debate is rooted in Armenian society unprepared to that political debate. The society should be prepared to this through outreach and educational programs. He also noted that there the media plays a very important role, they pay more attention to negative aspects of the same phenomenon. According to ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno Karabakh Naira Melkumyan, the political debate in Armenia can be heard only during elections, the rest of time bad language prevails. "The society needs to speak, because its voice is muffled, it becomes aggressive," Naira Melkumyan said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. |