“TEACHERS OF ARMENIA AND SPYURK AREN’T COMPLETELY PROTECTED,” HRANUSH
HAKOBIAN DECLARES
YEREVAN, August 20 (Noyan Tapan). Both in Armenia and in Spyurk
teachers aren’t completely protected, but the state undertakes certain
steps in the direction of this. Hranush Hakobian, the Chairwoman of
the RA NA Standing Commission on Issues of Education, Science, Culture
and Youth, mentioned this at the August 20 meeting with 50 teachers
from the Diaspora participating in the retraining courses in
Yerevan. She mentioned that compared with the previous year the
teachers’ salary has doubled in 2004 reaching from $30 to $60 and in
2005 it’s envisaged to increase the salary till 51 thousand drams
(about $100). Touching upon the issue of introduction of a joint
system of education H.Hakobian mentioned that each pupil living in
Armenia should also learn Western Armenian. The MP found it difficult
to speak about the terms of introduction of this system, but she
didn’t exclude that the RA government will make the corresponding
decision in the future. H.Hakobian also emphasized the necessity of
legislative stipulation of the right of double citizenship, which has
already been included into the package of Constitutional reforms.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress