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TODAY IS WORLD DAY OF FIGHTING AGAINST CIGARETTES
ARMENPRESS
May 31, 2011
YEREVAN
May 31 is the World Day of Fighting against Cigarettes. Armenia has
joined the convention on fighting against cigarettes in 2004 after
which Armenian law on "Limitations in Selling, Consuming, Using of
cigarettes," has been adopted with which it is banned to smoke in
public transport, health, educational and cultural places.
The monitoring of the "Armenia without Cigarettes" non-governmental
alliance showed that the law is not being used effectively.
Coordinator of the alliance Diana Petrosyan told the reporters that
the main cause is bad awareness of the people, not being demanding.
"It is impossible to solve the issues only with laws and restrictions.
If it is not possible to make changes in the mentality and behavior
of the people, no law can fully solve the smoking issue", executive
director of the Youth Foundation Alexander Ter-Hovhanisyan noted.
ARMENPRESS
May 31, 2011
YEREVAN
May 31 is the World Day of Fighting against Cigarettes. Armenia has
joined the convention on fighting against cigarettes in 2004 after
which Armenian law on "Limitations in Selling, Consuming, Using of
cigarettes," has been adopted with which it is banned to smoke in
public transport, health, educational and cultural places.
The monitoring of the "Armenia without Cigarettes" non-governmental
alliance showed that the law is not being used effectively.
Coordinator of the alliance Diana Petrosyan told the reporters that
the main cause is bad awareness of the people, not being demanding.
"It is impossible to solve the issues only with laws and restrictions.
If it is not possible to make changes in the mentality and behavior
of the people, no law can fully solve the smoking issue", executive
director of the Youth Foundation Alexander Ter-Hovhanisyan noted.