ARPAT AVANESYAN: OUR REPUBLIC IS GRADUALLY GROWING OLD

KarabakhOpen
21-03-2007 12:34:27

"8-10 years ago the government said the Karabakh population would
become 300 thousand in ten years. Unfortunately, it was just a king
regard," said the head of the Social Committee Arpat Avanesyan in
an interview with KarabakhOpen. He thinks the declarations of the
government will not become true unless sufficient efforts are made
to make life in Karabakh attractive.

"The government made efforts, but it is not sufficient to create
bright future for our country," said Arpat Avanesyan.

"Unfortunately, our country is growing old. Everyone who leaves
Karabakh and somehow justifies it, leaves behind their parents who
get a pension from the state budget. We need to think about this,
because a number of villages are growing old and the population
gradually declines. During the last census on population we reported
this process in figures," he said.

The reason is that not all the government programs are carried
out right, Arpat Avanesyan says. For instance, the program of
resettlement, for which 1 billion drams is assigned annually. "This
is not a small sum but look how this program is implemented. I do not
want to judge but I have to note that the program needs to be revised
fundamentally. I think part of this sum should be given to people
who come to live in Karabakh. I propose giving the other part of this
sum to young Karabakhis who are about to marry but cannot afford to
buy a house. In this case, young people will not have to migrate. And
the demographic state will return to normal," Arpat Avanesyan said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress