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  • Armenia Works Out a Number of Conceptions in Favor of Minorities

    GOVERNMENT OF ARMENIA WORKS OUT A NUMBER OF CONCEPTIONS IN FAVOR OF
    NATIONAL MINORITIES

    YEREVAN, August 3 (Noyan Tapan). At present the RA government is
    working out a number of conceptions directed to preservation of
    cultural originality of the national minorities of the republic. But
    Hranush Kharatian, the Head of the Department on Issues of National
    Minorities and Religion attached to the RA government, mentioned that
    for the national minorities it's difficult to preserve originality in
    Armenia, as they don't live there compacted. Besides, according to
    her, the international experience shows that preservation of ethnic
    peculiarities is possible if only the national minorities make at
    least 15-20% of the population of the country. While all the 11
    national minorities living in Armenia make only 2.2% of the population
    of the republic. Neverthless, H.Kharatian said that 3m drams (about
    $5.5 thousand) a year is allocated from the state budget for the
    national minorities in the RA for carrying on publishing activity and
    another 20m drams are allocated for educational and cultural needs.

    Rimma Varzhapetian, the Chairwoman of the Jewish community of Armenia,
    told Noyan Tapan that necessity of the above-mentioned allocations is
    very appreciable. She properly estimated the fact that the government
    gave a territory for the House of Culture to the national
    minorities. There will be an exhibition hall, a library, a concert
    hall, a gymnasium in the territory with an area of 800 sq.m. But,
    according to her, "there is a willingness to achieve more." In
    particular, she said that they would like to establish a united
    Internet site of the national minorities of Armenia and a united
    cultural almanac, for which they hope for the state support. It was
    also mentioned that that it's necessary to give air to the national
    minorities once a week on the Public Television, which, according to
    her, is envisaged by the frame Convention of the Council of Europe on
    protection of the rights of the national minorities signed by Armenia.
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