AUTHORITIES GREATLY SUPPORT SOLUTION OF EDUCATIONAL-CULTURAL PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES, ADVISER TO RA PRESIDENT ASSURES

Noyan Tapan
Apr 06 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. For discussing problems of national
minorities residing in Armenia in country’s upper links of power
and for solving them it is necessary that their representatives be
represented in the parliament.

Hranush Kharatian, Head of Department for Affairs of National
Minorities and Religion of RA government’s staff, expressed such
opinion at the April 6 press conference.

H. Kharatian said that the Department proposes adding a clause in
the law "On National Minorities," according to which the latters can
have their small elected groups. For instance, as H. Kharatian said,
Yezidis themselves will elect their representative body, with which
they will discuss any decision on national minorities adopted at
NA. The second proposal is to add one more clause in the same law,
according to which in populated areas where national minorities
make 15% of the total number of population, they should have their
representative in that local administration.

Sergo Yeritsian, Adviser to RA President, said that currently the most
urgent problems of national minorities are of educational-cultural
character. As he affirmed, the state provides great financial
assistance to their solution.

In particular, as S. Yeritsian said, Educational-Cultural Center of
National Minorities will open in the building of Chief Post Office
of Yerevan in ten days.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress