Epress.am News from Armenia
On Sept. 25, Prosperous Armenia is planning on proposing to the National Assembly a draft law on youth issues, said Prosperous Armenia MP Vahe Enfiajyan at a press conference today.
According to him, the draft law will also refer to to the law on conscription in military service.
“When this law is circulated, it creates an uproar mainly in university students in their final years and post-graduate students. We propose to clearly specify the percentage of post-graduate students that are actually engaged in science and publish that data,” said Enfiajyan.
Heritage Party MP Armen Martirosyan, also participating in the press conference, noted that education, science and the army should be developed in such a way so that they are not obstacles for each other.
“I don’t think that it’s possible to resolve youth issues through [establishing] law; it’s not a prescription for salvation,” he said.
Martirosyan also noted that the problem is not only that political parties have entered universities, but also that only the ruling parties are presented there.
“The opposition can’t organize meetings with youth. Here as well, as everywhere, is a monopoly. We have a very politicized, but not politically literate [i.e. informed] student body,” he said.