ARF Dashnaktsutyun developing own methods to curb migrationSeptember 17, 2013 - 19:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun is developing an anti-migration program, to curb soaring outflow rates. According to the head of ARFD parliamentary group Armen Rustamyan, a number of experts were involved in the program. Professional discussions were held, with the new stage of implementation to launch soon, aysor.am said. “The outflow issue is posing a threat to national security, with the country facing an army recruitment problem. There is a number of vacant positions in other sectors as well,” Rustamyan told journalists. ARFD-initiated program includes 11 paragraphs covering the sectors of economy, politics, education, among others. The program suggests differentiating between business and politics, pursuing fair personnel policies, promoting transparency in the activities of the officials, creating new jobs, encouraging investments, shifting from the social to industrial agriculture, increasing availability and quality of education. According to official data, as of July 1, Armenian population decreased by 15000 against the early 2013. As of June 2013, out of Armenia’s 3 011,9 thous. population, 1 904,4 thous. live in the cities and 1 107,5 thous. in villages. Related links: Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner 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. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. 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. |