EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION EXCEEDED EXPENSES FOR DEFENSENovember 15, 2004 - 22:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The expenses for the education provided by the Armenian state budget for 2005 will exceed the expenses for defense. According to Armenian Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatrian the tendency can be observed for the first time during the years of the republic's independence. In year 2005 the budget financing of education will make 55.399 billion drams, while 49.962 drams will be allocated to the armed forces. ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |