Serzh Sargsyan to the members of the international council of the  Institute for Strategic Solutions to Global Problems after Boris  Mints: in all countries, authorities always need advice

ArmInfo.On September 14, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received the members of the International Council of the Institute of Strategic Solutions of  Global Problems named after Boris Mints, who in Yerevan together with  the colleagues of the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) University  organized a session on "Small Transition Economies: Local Responses  to Universal Challenges".

The President of the Republic sent a message to the session. As the press service of the Armenian leader told ArmInfo, Serzh Sargsyan welcomed the leading experts and  professors, well-known politicians and philanthropists who arrived in  Armenia, who are concerned with pressing global problems and  challenges and are ready to invest their great experience and  knowledge, uniting efforts for fruitful consultations and finding the  right solutions.

In this context, the President highly appreciated the activities of  the Boris Mints Institute and the dedication of all members of the  Council to this important cause, stressing that in all countries the  authorities always need the advice and suggestions of experienced  people, and in this respect Armenia is open and ready for dialogue.  Expressing gratitude to the President of the Republic for the  reception, Boris Mintz and other participants of the meeting noted  with satisfaction that the session held in Yerevan was quite  interesting and fruitful, giving the opportunity to listen to  different opinions and views of experts from the Armenian side,  academics and professors, state structures on the prospects of the  country's development and strategic directions. At the meeting, Serzh  Sargsyan briefly presented to the guests the way traveled by Armenia  during the period of independence, the process of development,  efforts aimed at building a state based on democracy, a strong civil  society and a market economy, existing challenges and prospects for  development.

The Yerevan session of the forum "Global Challenges: Strategic Policy  Decisions" is devoted to the theme of "Small Transition Economies:  Local Answers to Global Challenges" and is held as part of the events  dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Russian- Armenian University  (RAU). The event was organized jointly with the "Institute for  Strategic Political Solutions for Global Challenges" them. Boris  Mints. At the beginning of the event, Armenian President's Aide  Hovhannes Nikoghosian read out the welcoming speech of the Head of  State Serzh Sargsyan to the participants of the event.