Ohanyan: absence of military-patriotic education poses threat to Armenia December 16, 2011 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 16, Yerevan hosted consultations by Ministers of Defense, Education and Science, Sport and Youth Affairs, as well as Armenian police, who summed up the outcomes of works on military-patriotic education at Armenian secondary and vocational schools in 2011. During the meeting, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan favored the steps taken over the past years towards boosting patriotic morale among both young generation and society, adding that its absence poses a threat to the country. Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, in turn, stressed the importance of military-patriotic education both for defense, education systems and Armenian society. “Our value system is in need of protection and preservation as certain forces aim to distort traditional values. However despite all these attempts we will not allow them to introduce fake values,” Minister Ashotyan said, stressing the need to double efforts to promote military-patriotic education in Armenian society. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. Destruction of Armenian heritage raised at PACE Member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, MP from the “I Have the Honor” bloc Hayk Mamijanyan delivered remarks at a PACE session. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. |