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    INVITED JUST AS A GUEST: EDUCATION MINISTER WON'T ATTEND CONFERENCE ON RE-OPENING OF FOREIGN-LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

    Tert.am
    02.06.10

    Armenia's Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan will not
    participate in a conference organized by We Are against to Re-Opening
    of Foreign-Languages Schools initiative to take place in Tekeyan
    Centre in Yerevan, according to a release issued by the Ministry.

    Earlier Ashotyan had confirmed the invitation but later canceled it
    when notified that he was not invited to discuss the issue but rather
    to attend the conference just as a guest. The group pointed to fact
    that it was quite aware of government's approach towards the issue
    and did not need any other repetition of the state approach.

    Member of the initiative Aram Apatyan told Tert.am that the aim of
    their initiative is not discussing the issue from various angles.

    "It is a unique expression of protest by people who are against this
    project. We are well aware of the Minister's official viewpoint and
    need not listening it one more time. The aim of our conference is
    not a discussion," said Apatyan.




    From: A. Papazian
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