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    Students' urgencies
    By Karine Mangasarian

    Yerkir/arm
    November 19, 2004

    During a meeting with the students of the history faculty of the
    Yerevan State University, the representative of ARF Supreme Body,
    chairman of the NA standing committee Armen Rustamian touched upon the
    issues of the constitutional reforms and "Electoral Code" amendments,
    calling the latter two key elements of "construction of the national
    political system and statehood."

    This meeting was organized by ARF youth organization after Nikol
    Aghbalian and student council of the historical faculty. Students
    were enabled to ask questions on the topic of the day.

    One of the students expressed anxiety about the possibility of
    elimination of the party-list system, since in this case the same
    wealthy people that are elected from single member constituencies may
    merge with parties and again penetrate into the parliament. Rustamian
    explained that even if such people join parties they will have to
    working on a certain platform and will have to be keeping to the
    platform. Otherwise, people will no longer vote for the party.

    Another question was about the status of the Armenian church in the
    new constitution and the issues with Jehovah's witnesses. Rustamian
    said that the new constitution defines the status and historical
    role of the church in the development of the statehood. As the sects,
    the church must conduct an ideological fight with them.

    Rustamian also answered the question of the Karabagh issue being
    included in the UN agenda, saying that Azerbaijan is trying to
    include a this issues in all possible structures, especially those
    not acquainted with the roots of the issue. Thus, Rustamian believes
    the Armenian authorities must find way of defying this strategy.

    Rustamian also spoke about the difficult situation in Javakhk and
    mentioned that Georgia has so far not ratified the convention on
    national minorities which it signed to in the European Council.

    And the last question was about the 90th year of commemoration of
    the Armenian Genocide. Rustamian said that Armenia is and will be
    making efforts to reach its recognition first of all by the EU, since
    Turkey itself is its member and will be more compelled to recognize
    it itself. On the other hand, the next year must be symbolic for
    uniting Armenians around the world.
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