RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN TRAVELED TO GEGHARKUNIK MARZ ON A WORKING VISIT TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATIONAL FORUM

Wednes day, 26 August 2009

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan traveled to Gegharkunik marz on a
working visit to get acquainted with the activities of the educational
forum – campus organized under the For Country Reform and Modernization
Program of "Miasin" ("Together") all-Armenian youth movement.. The
forum seeks to mobilize organized and educated representatives of
Armenian youth towards the nation’s sustainable development.

The Prime Minister exchanged views with forum participants regarding
the prospects of economic development in Armenia, the impact
of the global financial and economic crisis on our country, the
implications of knowledge-based economy, as well as on youth-related
problems. Concerning the current global economic trends, Tigran
Sargsyan noted in particular: "Financiers and economists worldwide
are divided in their opinion about the crisis. Some of them hold
that cyclic depressions are characteristic of market economy, others
think that today’s downturn is not at all a regular crisis, and we
can witness the emergence of a new world and a new society. Anyway,
it seems to be obvious that we are going through a period full of
challenges, which can likewise offer vast opportunities. Crisis is
a situati on when one can no longer rely on such laws as used to be
applicable before, with specific threats emerging in a new world.

Speaking about the importance of knowledge and schooling and
the role to be played by youth, Tigran Sargsyan said: "Thought
is the basis of the modern world. We live in a quickly changing
world. Each of you should be able to think, plan and operate
according to the situation… We are doomed to permanent study. We
must have the aptitude of dealing with new knowledge and thinking
independently. Society should get rid of old stereotypes to build
up wealth."

Then, the head of government answered the questions of campus
participants and was briefed on their daily routine.

The Prime Minister’s next port of call was Dilijan town where he
inaugurated a new-built block of a school building. Capital repair
and improvement have been carried out by Dilijanshin OJSC. The new
block can host 250 students annually.

Mindful of the importance of school-building activities in the country,
the Prime Minister promised to henceforth keep in focus the development
of the educational sector.

In conclusion, the head of the executive visited the municipal
library of Dilijan under capital repair and the high school No.1,
the community-funded newly built amphitheater, the picture gallery –
museum and the Tufenkian complex.