YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia will take a pilot population census in a number of communities to check out a new census methodology and its technical modalities, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said today.

Avinyan was quoted by his press office as saying that the population census is very important, because the collected and analyzed data will serve as a basis not only for developing a demographic policy, but also for the organization of electoral processes and planning of a socio-economic strategy. He said therefore, every effort should be made to ensure that the pilot population census is taken at high level and with accuracy.

Avinyan said not only the results of the census are important, but also the process itself, since it is an excellent exercise for developing state offices and identifying their omissions.

The pilot population census will be conducted in the Artik community of Shirak region and the communities of Aramus, Akunk, Kamaris and Mayakovski of Kotayk region. Avinyan asked the head of the National Statistical Committee to personally oversee the pilot population census. -0-