Wednesday, February 26 2014

 Heritage Party expresses its solidarity to the Ukrainian people on the occasion of the shift in power.   

Heritage thinks that the struggle of the Ukrainian people can be compared with gaining of independence.  Ukraine has liquidated the main obstacle in the way of establishment of its sovereignty and turned on a green light for consistent implementation of the Eastern Partnership program. The statement also stresses that the bright example of Ukraine convinces Armenian people that it is possible to restore Armenia's sovereignty only after a consolidated fight, fall of the incumbent criminal regime and establishment of freedom, legitimacy and democracy in the country. In the meantime, Heritage stresses that this should happen without damaging the strategic cooperation with Russia.       

To note, the idea of signing of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement has been discussed since Feb 2012. That idea was supported by the Ukrainians but came across official Moscow's strong resistance. On 21 Nov 2013, just a week before signing of the Association Agreement at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, the Government of Ukraine announced suspension of the country's European integration "in the best interests of national security". This turn sparked mass protests in the center of Kyiv. The amendments introduced in the Ukrainian legislation in early 2014 aggravated the situation. The amendments restricted the freedom of expression and rallies. Afterwards, there occurred clashes between the demonstrators and law-enforcers that led to the fall of Viktor Yanukovich's regime. Now the Supreme Rada appointed Alexander Turchinov acting president of Ukraine. Some state structures and ministries have also undergone personnel changes.