"Economic Development Doesn't Affect Poverty Reduction" - Minister

[Emil Lazarian]

DEPUTY MINISTER ON SOCIAL ISSUES: "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T AFFECT
POVERTY REDUCTION"

YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Economic development doesn't affect
poverty reduction at all and according to this, effective mechanisms
of distribution are necessary. Ashot Yesayan, RA Deputy Minister of
Labor and Social Issues, declared this during the April 11 discussion
on the subject "RA Social Policy in Local Self-Government System"
organized at the office of Seyran Avagian, Adviser to RA President. A
package concerning prior social problems should be worked out and
mechanisms of their solution should be proposed in each region and
community in order to make the RA government's "Poverty Reduction
Strategic Program" more effective. According to the Deputy Minister,
the goal of social policy is a fair, prosperous and strong
society. And one of the most important components of social policy is
cadre policy. At the same time, A.Yesayan mentioned, no social
officials are prepared in higher schools at present and lack of
specialists is felt in the sphere.