ACCORDING TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE REPRESENTATIVE, YOUTH POLICY RECORDS REAL AND VISIBLE GROWTH IN ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Nov 3, 2009

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 3, NOYAN TAPAN. RA NA Vice-Speaker Samvel Nikoyan and
Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture,
Youth and Sports Affairs Artak Davtian, on November 3, met with Council
of Europe Director of Youth and Sport Ralf-Rene Weingartner. According
to the RA NA Public Relations Department, RA Deputy Minister of Sport
and Youth Affairs Arsen Karamian also took part in the meeting.

S. Nikoyan attached importance to issues of complete participation of
the youth in European integration, cooperation processes, as well as
international activity and ensuring and development of intercultural
dialogue. He mentioned that problems of the youth have always been
in the focus of attention of the RA National Assembly.

Ralf-Rene Weingartner expressed satisfaction with the fact that
from various meetings held in two days he got the impression that
youth policy has recorded a real and visible growth in Armenia,
which is evidence of youth activity, care and steps undertaken by
state structures attending to youth problems.

Local and international programs promoting citizenship, activity of
the youth, human rights, democracy, and cultural pluralism within the
framework of the Council of Europe policy were also touched upon at
the meeting.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress