Tigran Sargsyan: Disabled persons need to be integrated in societyDecember 3, 2009 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opening the government meeting on December 3 Armenian prime minister Tigran Sargsyan highlighted the problem of integration of disabled persons in society. "There are 178 000 disabled persons in Armenia today, more than 8000 out of them are children," he said.According to prime minister, it is necessary to unite efforts of the state and relevant organizations and "to change the attitudes towards them in the society". Annual commemoration of the International Day of Disabled Persons on December 3 aims to promote better understanding of the problems associated with disabilities, rights of persons with disabilities and to raise awareness of what benefits come with the involvement of persons with disabilities in the various fields of political, social, economic and cultural life of their communities. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |