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Within the framework of the Open Doors policy of the National Assembly on December 6 a group of students of Yerevan Andranik Margaryan No. 29 Senior School. After taking part at the first sitting of the next four-day sittings of the National Assembly they met with the Speaker of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan. The next Open Lesson conducted by the head of the parliament was continued in the sincere conversation on different themes.

Highly assessing the importance of such meetings the NA Speaker emphasized the continuity, as they served as an opportunity to closer approach the parliament to the society, school and students. He noted that during the last two years the National Assembly in that aspect had become rather open.

Introducing the structure, the functions, the relationship of the political forces, briefly touching upon the processes of the Armenian-Turkish relations and the NK conflict settlement, Hovik Abrahamyan later answered the schoolchildren’s questions. During the question-and-answer session the NA Speaker urged to effectively use the time in a right way at school and obtain much knowledge, which would give opportunity to achieve success.

Answering to the question of one of the students concerning the support of the schoolchildren studying with excellent marks, the head of the parliament agreed that it was necessary to assist them, and as an example of the support of the state, he noted the activity of the Luis fund. Hovik Abrahamyan said that as a Chairman of the Council of the Armenian State University of Economics, from 2011 NA Speaker’s scholarship would be allocated to 20 best students (monthly 20.000 drams). The President, the Prime Minister, the businessmen of the country assist them. In the words of the Speaker of the National Assembly, as much the economic situation of the country improves, the entries of the state budget will increase, so much it will be possible to address more money to the educational sphere.

One of the schoolchildren’s questions was about the NA Speaker’s attitude towards intellectual games. Hovik Abrahamyan greeted the conduct of such games, expressing willingness to support them.

The Head of the Educational Department of Yerevan Municipality Gayane Soghomonyan thanked for the meeting and noted that it was a political, civilized lesson for the children, which was held in free and sincere atmosphere. She suggested that the deputies would visit schools and have meetings with the schoolchildren. Expressing his positive attitude about the proposal the NA Speaker expressed willingness to be the schoolchildren’s guest, emphasizing the deputies’ visits, in particular, those who were elected from the given precincts.

The visit of the students of Yerevan Andranik Margaryan No. 29 Senior School to the parliament ended in the NA Session Hall  the photo having been taken with the Parliament Speaker.