TIGRAN SARGSYAN: IDEA OF "ARMENIAN WORLD" PROJECT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED

Noyan Tapan
Dec 9, 2009

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. The idea of the "Armenian World"
project put into operation by the RA government needs to be updated.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan declared this in his exclusive
interview with Shant television company. In his words, the modern
world is no longer a world of competition among states, but a world
of competition of various ideologies and civilizations, which means
that the Armenian world should compete with Russian, Jewish, Irish,
Chinese worlds and see what relative advantages and weaknesses it
has. "If we change the 21st century vision and take new realities
into consideration, then a question arises: "What is the future of the
Armenian world and what competitive advantage does it have?" According
to the prime minister, the answer is the following: the competitive
advantage of the Armenian world should be the existence of a modern
state. "The modern world is one of competition of intellect, and we
should make serious investments in this field and link our crucial
development with this very field," he pointed out.

The programs being implemented within the framework of the "Armenian
world" are material rather than virtual. The Luys Foundation was
established as a short-term program, under which education of Armenian
youth at the world’s best 10 universities was financed. The Foundation
is also creating a global network, connecting the Armenians studying
at various universities worldwide with each other and with the homeland
and also unifying the best lecturers who teach at best universities and
are engaged in research work. The prime minister expressed confidence
that the Foundation and the network will become stronger with each
passing year.

T. Sargsyan said that the establishment of the National Competitiveness
Council, one of whose goals is tourism development, is also a material
project. Another project envisages constructing a new accelerator at
the Physics Institute with the assistance of the Belgian government.

The prime minsiter attached special importance to the assessment of
Armenian potential. With this aim the National Competitiveness Council
and the RA Ministry of Diaspora are now trying to create databases
for various sectors such as financial sector, culture, healthcare,
architecture, and also to set up all-Armenian structures.