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ARF LAUNCHES ANTI-EMIGRATION CAMPAIGN
http://asbarez.com/113973/arf-launches-anti-emigration-campaign/
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
Leader of the ARF's parliamentary bloc Armen Rustamian (left)
Campaign called "We Will Live in Our Country" aims to curb depopulation
of Armenia.
YEREVAN (Arka)-Rampant emigration from Armenia is depopulating
the country, putting the country's national security in jeopardy,
Armen Rustamian, the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation's
Parliamentary bloc, said Tuesday at a press conference. The press
conference was being held to present the party's new campaign called
"We Will Live in Our Country."
Rustamian pointed out that the most immediate threat of depopulation
is the shortage of conscripts in the Armenian army.
"There are gaps also in other areas," he said. The program consists
of 11 parts, targeting various areas, including economy, politics,
and education.
In its program, the ARF proposes to separate business and politics,
to pursue a just human resources policy, to make officials' activities
more transparent and accountable, to provide young people with room
for putting their ambitions into reality, to create new jobs, to
make tax and customs policy more predictable, to spur investments,
to carry out a transition from social to industrial agriculture and
to increase the quality and availability of education.
Rustamian said the Armenian Revolutionary Federation embarked on this
program a few months ago.
"We have held a series of substantial discussions on various
professional platforms, and we need to start a new phase now," he
said, adding that discussions will continue and stressing that this
campaign is not an ordinary project of the party, but rather the
party's national plan.
The party leader also said that the ARF is willing to cooperate with
all parties in implementing this program.
"The authorities should understand that the continuation of this
situation means self-destruction, and we hope there are people who
understand this among officials," he said.
Armenia's population has contracted by 15,000 people since the
beginning of this year. Armenian citizens crossed the country's
borders 702,525 times, 298,146 times arriving in it and 404,397
times departing.
It means 106,233 Armenians remained abroad in January to June, 2013,
compared to 73,451 in January to June, 2012.
According to June 2013 reports, there were 3,011,900 citizens in the
country then, of which 1,904,400 lived in cities and 1,107,500 in
rural areas.
From: Baghdasarian
http://asbarez.com/113973/arf-launches-anti-emigration-campaign/
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
Leader of the ARF's parliamentary bloc Armen Rustamian (left)
Campaign called "We Will Live in Our Country" aims to curb depopulation
of Armenia.
YEREVAN (Arka)-Rampant emigration from Armenia is depopulating
the country, putting the country's national security in jeopardy,
Armen Rustamian, the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation's
Parliamentary bloc, said Tuesday at a press conference. The press
conference was being held to present the party's new campaign called
"We Will Live in Our Country."
Rustamian pointed out that the most immediate threat of depopulation
is the shortage of conscripts in the Armenian army.
"There are gaps also in other areas," he said. The program consists
of 11 parts, targeting various areas, including economy, politics,
and education.
In its program, the ARF proposes to separate business and politics,
to pursue a just human resources policy, to make officials' activities
more transparent and accountable, to provide young people with room
for putting their ambitions into reality, to create new jobs, to
make tax and customs policy more predictable, to spur investments,
to carry out a transition from social to industrial agriculture and
to increase the quality and availability of education.
Rustamian said the Armenian Revolutionary Federation embarked on this
program a few months ago.
"We have held a series of substantial discussions on various
professional platforms, and we need to start a new phase now," he
said, adding that discussions will continue and stressing that this
campaign is not an ordinary project of the party, but rather the
party's national plan.
The party leader also said that the ARF is willing to cooperate with
all parties in implementing this program.
"The authorities should understand that the continuation of this
situation means self-destruction, and we hope there are people who
understand this among officials," he said.
Armenia's population has contracted by 15,000 people since the
beginning of this year. Armenian citizens crossed the country's
borders 702,525 times, 298,146 times arriving in it and 404,397
times departing.
It means 106,233 Armenians remained abroad in January to June, 2013,
compared to 73,451 in January to June, 2012.
According to June 2013 reports, there were 3,011,900 citizens in the
country then, of which 1,904,400 lived in cities and 1,107,500 in
rural areas.
From: Baghdasarian