EUROPEAN REVOLUTION STARTS FROM THE SCHOOL
Support A1+!Today in Armenia the COE Yerevan school of political courses opened, which is the 12th of suchlike schools. This kind of schools are usually opened in COE new member-countries.
By the way, in this respect Armenia has left behind Azerbaijan, where there is no school teaching European values yet. «Today we opened the school in Yerevan, and we hope that soon another one will be opened in Baku. For suchlike schools it is very important to have regional nets. Even responsible people need them», announced COE political relations department head Klaus Schumann who realized the opening ceremony of the school.
In the initial stage of opening schools only South Eastern Europe was in the center of attention. But today, especially after the referendums in France and the Netherlands the COE thinks that suchlike schools will be useful for the COE old member-countries to support the realization of the European values.
The newly opened school in Armenia has 35 students among whom are social and political bodies, journalists, editors. Within a year they will take part in the seminars about Euro integration, Foreign policy of Armenia, constitution, state governing system, and the current political developments of Armenia. At the end of the study the group will leave for Strasbourg where they will receive their diplomas with the signature of the COE Secretary General.
The RA Constitutional Court head, NA deputies and oppositional and pro-governmental political bodies took part in the opening ceremony of the political school. Although gifts in the working place do not correspond to the European standards, Artashes Geghamyan, leader of the «National Unity» party approached the microphone. CC President Gagik Haroutyunyan gave his place near the microphone to him. Artashes Geghamyan mentioned that «he does not have an eye on the CC President's post» and explained that he wanted to present the COE official with a bottle of Armenian brandy «to celebrate the event».
