SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF YEREVAN MALATIA-SEBASTIA ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT GET INTRODUCED WITH THE WORK OF THE PARLIAMENT
National Assembly of RA
Feb 4 2010
Armenia
Within the framework of the Open Doors of the National Assembly
programme on February 4, senior students of different schools
of Yerevan Malatia-Sebastia administrative district visited the
parliament. This time again they were given opportunity to follow the
work of the ongoing four-day sittings at the moment of their visit. A
small round was organized for them in the building of the National
Assembly, later the NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan met with the
students. Welcoming their entrance to the parliament, Mr. Abrahamyan
briefly introduced the structure of the legislative body, the activity
of Armenia and the powers reserved by the Constitution.
The Speaker of the Parliament also talked about the Open Doors
programme, informing those present that with this initiative
functioning for one year an attempt was made to keep closer the
National Assembly to the public.
Afterwards a warm and sincere dialogue was held between the
schoolchildren and the NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan. The format of
the issues concerning the children was wide: operation of Teghut mine,
the activity of the Armenian delegation in PACE, the involvement of
NKR as negotiating side, Armenian-Turkish side and other issues. The
NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan gave detailed and exhaustive answer
to all questions, presenting his positions on the problems.
The directors of the schools who accompanied the children, thanked
the Parliament Speaker for warm and sincere reception. In the opinion
of the director of Daniel Varuzhan N 89 School Ms. Ofelya Petrosyan,
such events are more than necessary for younger generation, because
from this moment already the way of thinking about the state and the
sober and balanced approach towards any problem concerning the country
develops in them. And the Head of the Education Department of Yerevan
Municipality Ms. Gayane Soghomonyan said that these specific open
lessons, which were initiated by NA Speaker, interested the parents so
much that they continuously asked the directors of different schools
to include their children in those groups in the next visits.
NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan expressed willingness from now on to
receive them with love and warmness, to talk to the schoolchildren
visiting the Parliament, at the same time urging them to study well,
enrich their knowledge, and become literate and clever persons for
the Motherland.
Within the framework of the Open Doors the open lessons of this kind
will continue during all four-day sittings.