Vardan Devrikyan: emigration among Armenia’s major problemsDecember 27, 2010 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Emigration is among Armenia’s major problems, according to deputy director of Literature Institute. “The number of people leaving Armenia, especially youth, has considerably increased over the past years,” Vardan Devrikyan told a news conference on December 27. For his part, secretary of the Armenian Union of Writers Hovhannes Grigoryan referred to the recent government reshuffle. “It would be better if officials were dismissed not because of scuffles but for improper work,” he said. Member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun Ruzanna Arakelyan hailed the Armenian leadership’s decision to suspend ratification of the protocols on normalization of relations with Turkey. As to migration, she conditioned it by social and economic problems in rural areas. Meanwhile, Heritage party member Larisa Alaverdyan is optimistic about the issue. “Good people are going, the best remain,” she said. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |