Армянский оппозиционер:

Армения для Запада, в том числе и для США, не является значимой в плане энергоресурсов, но геополитические интересы здесь, безусловно, есть. За 20 лет независимости Армении, США были лидером по объемам оказываемой нашей стране финансовой помощи. Учитывая же традиционную политику Вашингтона по укреплению демократических ценностей во всем мире, в лице США мы имеем друга и союзника. Об этом в интервью АрмИнфо заявил экс-вице-спикер Национального собрания Армении, кандидат в депутаты от партии "Свободные демократы" Карапет Рубинян.

Оппозиционер отметил, что роль, приписываемая армянской прессой "Свободным демократам", как американского проекта, в действительности, не имеет под собой реальных основ. "Если я буду уверен, увижу улики того, что какая-либо политическая сила в Армении действует исходя не из интересов собственной страны, а из интересов "доброго дяди Сэма", то для меня такая политика будет категорически неприемлемой. А как мы можем проверить, есть ли тенденции к действиям в угоду "дяди Сэма"? Разумеется, нужно прослеживать деятельность данной политической силы. Я довольно длительное время весьма тесно сотрудничаю с "Наследием" и "Свободными демократами", и пока не видел с их стороны действий либо заявлений, противоречащих национальным интересам Армении", - отметил Рубинян.

Политик не исключает того, что в плане либерализации политической системы, укрепления демократических ценностей в Армении интересы США и "Свободных демократов" могут совпадать, но в то же время не следует забывать об опасности вмешательства во внутренние дела суверенного государства, закамуфлированного пресловутым "экспортом демократии".

Рубинян подчеркнул, что очень важно не допустить политической интервенции в Армению со стороны какого-бы то ни было силового центра. Когда США объявляют своим приоритетом развитие демократии в других государствах, выделяют с этой целью колоссальные средства - в той же России они оказывают существенную поддержку развитию гражданского общества, то это нормально. "Но если Вашингтон в один прекрасный момент начнет различными изощренными технологиями устранять нежелательных политиков, проводить черный пиар в отношении той или иной политической силы, то подобная тактика будет для нас попросту недопустимой", - резюмировал Рубинян.
Напомним, что партия "Свободные демократы" была создана летом 2011 года бывшими членами Армянского общенационального движения.

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