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NA DEPUTY SPEAKER MEETS WITH THE STUDENTS
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5091&year=2012&month=03&d ay=13&lang=eng
13.03.2012
On March 13 the NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov met with
the students of Yerevan State University and Yerevan Valery Brusov
Linguistic University. A sincere and intimate dialogue was held between
Mr Sharmazanov and students of the universities. The students were
interested in the inner political situation ruling in the country
and the pre-electoral developments, as well as the foreign political
events.
The students asked Eduard Sharmazanov to introduce his approaches
on the current and perspective developments of cooperation between
Armenia and Baltic countries, as well as the present level of the
Armenian-Georgian relations. The NA Deputy Speaker has noted that
Armenia implements distinct policy in deepening European integration,
harmonizing the legislation with European standards. In this context
he has highlighted the upcoming parliamentary elections and has
ensured that the Armenian authorities are ready to hold democratic
elections. The NA Deputy Speaker has highly appreciated the relations
of Armenia with the Baltic countries. He has informed them that during
his visit to Lithuania recently his Lithuanian counterparts have
ensured that they will actively support Armenia on the way to European
integration. To the NA Deputy Speaker's assessment in this sphere
the Lithuanian experience can be instructive for the Armenian side.
Eduard Sharmazanov has also emphasized the Armenian-Georgian relations,
which have been historically friendly. The NA Deputy Speaker also
highlighted the relations with Georgia in strategic sense. Armenia is
in blockade by Turkey and Azerbaijan, and despite the appeals of the
international community to open the Armenian-Turkish border Turkey
continues his policy of blockade. In this political situation Georgia
remains one of the most important links connecting our country with
the outer world.
In response to the one of the students' question if the opposition
figures' criticism is being taken into account, the NA Deputy Speaker
has answered that the cases are numerous when the representatives of
opposition and power cooperate in elaboration of the draft laws. He
has noted that the representatives of opposition and power cooperate
for the benefit of our country in international diplomatic structures.
"It's not always that the opposition is wrong, and it's not always
that the power is right," Eduard Sharmazanov said.
Erik Stepanyan, the student of Yerevan State University was concerned
about the tension created around Iran and was interested in the
issue, what dangers will be for Armenia in case of war actions. In Mr
Sharmazanov's opinion, in Iran, as well as Syria, the destabilization
of the situation in Syria will be a cause of humanitarian crisis
in Armenia. He is convinced that the war will result in painful
consequences for our country, as Iran is a unique road for Armenia.
"We are for the peaceful solution of Iran's problem." the NA Deputy
Speaker noted.
At the students' request Mr Sharmazanov has also touched upon the
educational reforms, stressing that the education is a sensible sphere,
and here we should carefully make any change. "I think we should
facilitate the entrance to University and make difficult graduating
from it, in order, in reality, the best specialists graduate it,"
he noted.
In the course of the meeting they also referred to the Armenians not
participating in "Eurovision -2012" Song Contest, the settlement of
the NK problem, the cleaning of Yerevan and problems of preventing
the emigration.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.parliament.am/news.php?cat_id=2&NewsID=5091&year=2012&month=03&d ay=13&lang=eng
13.03.2012
On March 13 the NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov met with
the students of Yerevan State University and Yerevan Valery Brusov
Linguistic University. A sincere and intimate dialogue was held between
Mr Sharmazanov and students of the universities. The students were
interested in the inner political situation ruling in the country
and the pre-electoral developments, as well as the foreign political
events.
The students asked Eduard Sharmazanov to introduce his approaches
on the current and perspective developments of cooperation between
Armenia and Baltic countries, as well as the present level of the
Armenian-Georgian relations. The NA Deputy Speaker has noted that
Armenia implements distinct policy in deepening European integration,
harmonizing the legislation with European standards. In this context
he has highlighted the upcoming parliamentary elections and has
ensured that the Armenian authorities are ready to hold democratic
elections. The NA Deputy Speaker has highly appreciated the relations
of Armenia with the Baltic countries. He has informed them that during
his visit to Lithuania recently his Lithuanian counterparts have
ensured that they will actively support Armenia on the way to European
integration. To the NA Deputy Speaker's assessment in this sphere
the Lithuanian experience can be instructive for the Armenian side.
Eduard Sharmazanov has also emphasized the Armenian-Georgian relations,
which have been historically friendly. The NA Deputy Speaker also
highlighted the relations with Georgia in strategic sense. Armenia is
in blockade by Turkey and Azerbaijan, and despite the appeals of the
international community to open the Armenian-Turkish border Turkey
continues his policy of blockade. In this political situation Georgia
remains one of the most important links connecting our country with
the outer world.
In response to the one of the students' question if the opposition
figures' criticism is being taken into account, the NA Deputy Speaker
has answered that the cases are numerous when the representatives of
opposition and power cooperate in elaboration of the draft laws. He
has noted that the representatives of opposition and power cooperate
for the benefit of our country in international diplomatic structures.
"It's not always that the opposition is wrong, and it's not always
that the power is right," Eduard Sharmazanov said.
Erik Stepanyan, the student of Yerevan State University was concerned
about the tension created around Iran and was interested in the
issue, what dangers will be for Armenia in case of war actions. In Mr
Sharmazanov's opinion, in Iran, as well as Syria, the destabilization
of the situation in Syria will be a cause of humanitarian crisis
in Armenia. He is convinced that the war will result in painful
consequences for our country, as Iran is a unique road for Armenia.
"We are for the peaceful solution of Iran's problem." the NA Deputy
Speaker noted.
At the students' request Mr Sharmazanov has also touched upon the
educational reforms, stressing that the education is a sensible sphere,
and here we should carefully make any change. "I think we should
facilitate the entrance to University and make difficult graduating
from it, in order, in reality, the best specialists graduate it,"
he noted.
In the course of the meeting they also referred to the Armenians not
participating in "Eurovision -2012" Song Contest, the settlement of
the NK problem, the cleaning of Yerevan and problems of preventing
the emigration.
From: Baghdasarian