ARTICLES FOREIGNFOREIGN POLICYPOLICY ISSUESISSUES ININ THETHE PROGRAMMESPROGRAMMES OFOF POLITICALPOLITICAL PARTIESPARTIES Valeriy CHALY, Director, International Programmes, Razumkov Centre he Verkhovna Rada plays an important role in formulation and implementation of the national foreign Tpolicy. Pursuant to the Constitution, Parliament is to lay down fundamentals of foreign policy and decide on ratification of international legal acts governing the principles, directions and mechanisms of Ukraines co-operation with foreign countries. Hence, the positions of the parties that will be represented in Parliament will have a great effect on Ukraines foreign policy in the future years. This article analyses programmes of 26 political parties that have real chances of coming to the Verkhovna Rada of the new convocation, either on their own or as a part of electoral blocs1. Programme provisions dealing with foreign policy platforms of the parties are summarised in Table2 Foreign policy issues in the programmes of some parties taking part in the 2002 parliamentary election. The main conclusions drawn on the basis of analysis of those materials are presented below. Main goals and directions of foreign policy v spread of information about Ukraine beyond the countrys borders, informational openness of Ukraine, Practically all of the mentioned 26 parties support its accession to the world information community Ukraines integration into the European and world com- (WFF, CUN, LPU, RCP, USDP); munity, its establishment as a sovereign independent state, and as an equal actor on the international scene. v protection of the rights of Ukrainian citizens, At the same time, every party has its own vision of including labour migrants, outside the country the essence and priority of the tasks that need to be (Batkivshchyna, WFF, R&O, LU, ChPU). solved for the attainment of the specified ultimate goals. Strengthening of Ukraines security. In this direction, Generalisation and analysis of those tasks show that they specific goals are confined to the following: are centred around three main directions: (1) provision of clarity, consistency and effectiveness of Ukraines for- v Ukraines participation in the existing and eign policy; (2) strengthening of Ukraines security; (3) prospective security systems. It is noteworthy that the provision of Ukraines interests in the sphere of inter- overwhelming majority of parties unambiguously support national economic relations. Ukraines participation in the European security system (Batkivshchyna, DemPU, WFF, CUN, YPU, NDP, Provision of clarity, consistency and effectiveness of NRU, GPU, PIEU, PR, SDPU(u), Sobor, LU, UNR, Ukraines foreign policy. The concrete goals of this URP); some parties stand for Ukraines participation in direction include: universal (NRU, PIEU) and trans-Atlantic (CUN, v development of Ukraines foreign policy doctrine NRU) security systems. Only CPU supports Ukraines (CUN, YPU, PIEU, R&O, URP, USDP); accession to the CIS Collective Security Organisation; 1 Analysis covers the positions of parties that won the 1998 election and/or have factions in present Parliament, as well as parties and blocs that have real chances of success at the 2002 election, proceeding from the results of sociological surveys held by Razumkov Centre; the results of the latest poll are pre- sented in this magazine. Leaders of Peasant Party of Ukraine (S.Dovhan), Yabluko Party (Ì.Brodskyi), Electoral Bloc Unity (Î.Omelchenko) and Nataliya Vitrenkos bloc (N.Vitrenko) were unwilling to co-operate with the Centre within the framework of this project, so, their positions are not presented in the magazine. 2 Abbreviations of party names used in the text: APU Agrarian Party of Ukraine; Batkivshchyna All-Ukrainian Association Batkivshchyna; FU Party Forward, Ukraine!; DemPU Democratic Party of Ukraine; DU Party Democratic Union; WFF All-Ukrainian Political Association Women for the Future; CPU Communist Party of Ukraine; CUN Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists; LPU Liberal Party of Ukraine; YPU Youth Party of Ukraine; NDP Peoples Democratic Party; NRU Peoples Rukh of Ukraine; GPU Green Party of Ukraine; PIEU Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine; PR Party of the Regions; R&O Party Reforms and Order; RCP Republican Christian Party; SDPU(u) Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united); Sobor Christian Peoples Party Sobor, Solidarity Party Solidarity; SPU Socialist Party of Ukraine; LU Party Labour Ukraine; UNR Ukrainian Peoples Rukh; URP Ukrainian Republican Party; USDP Ukrainian Social Democratic Party; ChPU Christian Peoples Union. 6 l RAZUMKOV CENTRE l NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENCE l No.2, 2002 FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES IN THE PROGRAMMES OF POLITICAL PARTIES FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES IN THE PROGRAMMES OF SOME POLITICAL PARTIES TAKING PART IN THE 2002 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION Party name - party leader Main goals and directions Fundamentals and principles Bilateral relations Relations with international organisations - date of the programme adoption of foreign policy of foreign policy 1. Viktor YUSHCHENKO's Bloc OUR UKRAINE. Leader Viktor YUSHCHENKO Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists v Development and consistent implemen- v Provision of vital interests of the nation v Establishment and development of co- v Further development of co-operation Leader Yaroslava Stetsko tation in international relations of a clear, through the establishment and mainte- operation in the regions of strategic impor- with European and international actors in Programme approved on 28.06.1998, strategically and tactically grounded foreign nance of peaceful mutually advantageous tance: the EU, Central Europe (the Czech the field of co-operation and security reaffirmed on 26.11.2000 policy doctrine of Ukraine. co-operation with other countries on the Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia), for- (OSCE, the Council of Europe, Partnership v Effective foreign policy activity basis of respect for and inviolability of mer USSR; Baltic, Black Sea and for Peace, etc.). along the geopolitical axes of East-West state sovereignty. Mediterranean countries. v Integration into the trans-Atlantic and North-South. v Consolidation of the pro-independence v Mutually advantageous co-operation security system (NATO). RAZUMKOV CENTRE v Further development of co-operation position of the state. with the USA in economic and security v Immediate withdrawal of Ukraine from with European and international actors v Reliance on own potential in foreign spheres. neo-colonial CIS. in the field of co-operation and security policy. v Relations with the Russian Federation v Non-participation of Ukraine in any (OSCE, the Council of Europe, Partnership v Non-participation of Ukraine in any should be the same as with all other coun- inter-state structures dominated by Russia for Peace, etc.). inter-state structures dominated by Russia tries, ruling out imperial hegemony of a (CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, etc.). v Establishment and development of (CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, etc.). great power on the part of Russia. v Concentration of efforts on accelerated co-operation in the regions of strategic v Relations with the Russian Federation v Withdrawal of Russian forces, including accession of Ukraine to the WTO. importance: the EU, Central Europe should be the same as with all other coun- Russias Black Sea Fleet, from Ukraine and (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, tries, ruling out imperial hegemony of a reimbursement of damages from the Slovakia), former USSR; Baltic, Black Sea great power on the part of Russia. Fleets activity; denunciation of the treaties l and Mediterranean countries. v Mutually advantageous co-operation on the Black Sea Fleet and military bases in NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENCE v Integration into the system of European with the USA in economic and security Sevastopol made with Russia. and world co-operation and European, spheres. v Co-operation with regions of the trans-Atlantic (NATO) security. v Fair ultimate division of property of the Russian Federation seeking state independ- v Full integration of Ukraines economy former USSR. ence (Tatarstan, Ichkeria, Ingushetia, into European and world economy. v Provision of independence of the Armed Yakutia-Sakha, and Kalmykia). v Reorganisation of Ukraines diplomatic Forces, in particular, their equipment and v Restitution of the national cultural val- missions and their reinforcement with maintenance, from foreign (Russian neo- ues from Russia to Ukraine. specialists of the national and statehood imperial) factors. v Development of partner relations with trend. v Opposition to Ukraines transformation Moldova, Caucasian and Central Asian v Development of a set of measures for into a market for low-quality goods, a states. spreading true information about Ukraine source of raw materials for the developed v Raising the level of relations with the beyond the country borders. countries. countries of the Middle East, Asia and v Restoration and consolidation of the v Preservation of all foreign trade ties and Pacific region (Japan, Indonesia, etc.), Ukrainian spirit in Diaspora and especially economic co-operation with all countries Latin America (Brazil, Argentina). on Ukrainian ethnic lands beyond the insofar as this meets the national interests. country borders; assistance in the l development of national consciousness, No.2, 2002 culture, education, in particular to Ukrainian communities in Russia and Asia. l 7 8 Party name - party leader Main goals and directions Fundamentals and principles