ACCORDING TO AGHVAN VARDANIAN, NA CONTROL CHAMBER HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING NEW ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAM ON ASSISTANCE TO ALUMNI OF ORPHANAGES

Noyan Tapan

Nov 14, 2008

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 14, NOYAN TAPAN. The reference on the violations,
which were revealed by the National Assembly Control Chamber in the
Program on State Assistance to the Alumni of the Orphanages implemented
in 2003 by the RA ministry of labor and social issues, contains no
point which was not discussed by the ministry at the time. The former
minister of labor and social issues, ARF Bureau member Aghvan Vardanian
stated this at the November 14 press conference. In his words, the
NA Control Chamber has not said anything new in this respect.

A. Vardanian said that under the program, assistance was to be
provided to 250 alumni of orphanages. The program envisaged not
only provision of apartments to them, but also giving jobs to them,
supplying them with property and household appliances, as well as
provision of medical, social, legal and other services.

In the opinion of Aghvan Vardanian, the ministry did everything
within its jurisdiction to implement this program. "It was an honor
and good luck for me to head this difficult and responsible sector
in the Armenian government for 5 years. The qualitative changes made
in the system are the result of my work as well," he noted.

A. Vardanian said that the ministry is going to give its explanations
about this issue to the Control Chamber soon.