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| 15:44:15 | 06-07-2005 | Social |

KHACHIK STAMBOLTSYAN IS AGAINST

In Yerevan 14 000 people are categorically against social cards. According
to a resident of Talin, 40-50 people in every village of their region
renounce the social cards at the cost of starvation.

Today there was another meeting against the social cards opposite the RA
Government building. According to Gevorg Kocharyan who lives in Sari Tagh,
every Christian must renounce the social cards, «The devil’s number – 666 is
on every card, besides I do not want to accept something which is
obligatory». According to him, their neighbors face the danger of starvation
because of not getting their old-age pensions.

According to Khachik Stamboltsyan, head of the union «Christians against
numbering people» some days ago Hranoush Kharatyan, head of the Religion and
National Minorities administration attached to the RA Government offered the
RA Prime Minister to cancel the RA Law on Social cards. «I’m not sure
whether Mrs. Kharatyan has talked to the Prime Minister, but I can say that
we are against the offer».

According to Mr. Stamboltsyan, the Law on Social cards must be cancelled and
the old-age pensions of all the people must be paid. «Two people have
already starved, and many families face the same danger. Our authorities
must realize that the believers have not accepted and will never accept the
conditions dictated by foreigners».