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16:53 28/09/2007

DAVIT HARUTUNYAN: `ONLY YOUNG PEOPLE CAN OVERCOME RIGID POLITICAL
STEREOTYPES’

Yerevan School of Political Training (YSPT) of the Council of Europe
(CoE) ceremonially opened academic year 2007-08 in Hotel `Metropol’
today. Davit Harutunyan, chairman of interim committee of state and
legal affairs at the National Assembly, said in his welcome speech: `I
really believe in European values: human rights, freedom of speech,
rule of law and others. It is only the youth that can overcome the
rigid political stereotypes. It is them who can bring a new political
culture and open new forums for political debate.’ Harutunyan said the
society is waiting young political figures from YSPT with new
mentality, skilled in political debate and living with the present and
the future. Peter Semneby, EU special representative in South
Caucasus and Boyana Urumova, special representative of the Secretary
General of CoE in Armenia, were present at the ceremony. YSPT is
established under the sponsorship of Council of Europe in 2005.

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