ARKA News Agency
July 13 2005

RA PRIME MINISTER: PROBLEMS OF THE YOUTH ARE IN THE CENTER OF
ATTENTION OF THE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES

YEREVAN, July 13. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
received representatives of the European Steering Committee for Youth
(CDEJ), who arrived in Armenia to participate in the work of the
summer University of the steering committee. According to RA
Government’s Press Service Department, the Head of the Committee
Peter Lauritzen introduced the results of the training courses
“Active Participation in European Youth Policy” held in Tsaghkadsor
(Armenia). He noted that their activity mainly targets at promoting
youth policy and exchanging experience in youth affairs between
countries-members of the Council of Europe.
Margaryan expressed his satisfaction with the successful courses and
noted that it’s very important for Armenia to organize youth
arrangements, testifying to high evaluation of the work done in this
direction. Introducing practical steps made by Armenia on the way to
European integration, Margaryan noted that the youth, no doubt, plays
the most important role in it. He assured that the problems of the
youth are in the center of attention of the authorities and the
latter creates all the possible conditions for involving the youth in
political, governmental and public work. He also noted that almost
all political parties and NGOs of Armenia have their youth blocs,
which work actively both in the republic and international arena. The
Prime Minister expressed confidence that the programs implemented by
the committee in Armenia will have their input in international youth
cooperation. A.H. -0–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress