Tuesday, January 23 2024 13:11

ArmInfo.Council of Europe human rights experts are examining the protection of rights of the Armenians forcibly displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh.  

The RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport reports that  on January 23, CE experts who arrived in Armenia within the framework  of the project "Strengthening human rights guarantees for internally  displaced persons in Armenia", initiated by the Secretariat of the  Council of Europe, received by Deputy Minister Artur Martirosyan.  During the meeting, the Deputy Minister emphasized the importance of  identifying the educational needs of students from Nagorno-Karabakh  and their full integration into the educational process. Presenting  the steps taken by the Ministry of Education and Science in this  direction, Artur Martirosyan noted that about 17 thousand school-age  students are enrolled in public schools of the Republic of Armenia,  900 continue their studies in primary and secondary vocational  educational institutions, 1800 in universities. According to the  deputy minister, work in this direction is ongoing.

During the meeting, it was also noted that under the leadership of  Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Khachatryan,  an interdepartmental working group has been created on various issues  related to internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh, the  goal of which is to join efforts in order to find more effective  solutions. "Now we are in an active stage of reforms, and during this  period of systemic changes, we managed, using flexible approaches, to  ensure the right to education of our compatriots - forcibly displaced  persons from Nagorno-Karabakh," said Martirosyan.

The Deputy Minister also noted that many teachers who were forcibly  displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh continue their professional  activities in Armenian schools. New approaches are now being  developed to ensure the employment of specialists in the field of  culture and sports.

Council of Europe human rights experts presented their activities and  support opportunities. A number of other issues of mutual interest  were discussed at the meeting.