  Prosperous Armenia rep.: government’s program overlooks youth issues June 20, 2012 - 21:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia youth wing head, MP Vahe Enfiajyan said the government doesn’t attach enough importance to youth issues. “Youth is one of the largest and active strata of the society, totaling over 25% of the country’s population. However, it is reflected only in 8 lines in about 40-page program,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, commenting on his criticism of the government’s program. Dwelling on the government’s program regarding affordable housing for young families, Mr. Enfiajyan said, “I wouldn’t name it affordable in our reality. Let the government pursue transparent policy announcing the young people willing to participate in the program,” he said. The MP further stressed the need to come up with proposals besides raising issues, deeming implementation of several youth programs possible even with the existing financial resources. “A few years ago, authorities pursued youth-oriented policy focusing on effective cooperation with NGOs,” Mr. Enfiajyan said.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
