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YSU STUDENTS PROTEST AGAINST BILL ON MILITARY LIABILITY YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. Yerevan State University students protest against the government's bill on military liability envisaging draft for post-graduate students and demand that some changes be made in it. They say: "We condemn the unprincipled and short-sighted policy of Education and Science Ministry. The level of the Armenian army must not be raised at the expense of education and science. This bill constitutes a serious obstacle for the present and future generations to get high qualification and for the young Armenian scientists to engage in their professional activities. Besides, the bill will cater for corruption." PHOTO-EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN BUILDING OF CAUCASIAN MASS EMDIA INSTITUTE YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. A photo-exhibition of the works of the photo journalists of the South Caucasian region and Middle Asia will be held on Feb 19-20 in the building of the Caucasian mass media institute in Yerevan. ARMINFO was informed in the Caucasian mass media Institute, within the exhibition, the photo correspondent, head of the Agency of Photo Image, the initiator of the photo-exhibition Ruben Mangasarian will present the cycle of photo reportings dedicated to the presidential elections in Azerbaijan, November "velvet" revolution of Georgia in Ajaria and Abkhazia. 10 SCHOOLS CLOSED AS A RESULT OF OPTIMIZATION YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. 10 of 1,480 schools have been closed and 4,600 teachers dismissed as a result of the optimization of Armenia's education sphere, says Armenia's Education and Science Minister Sergo Yeritsyan. He says that the buildings of the closed schools will be used exclusively for educational needs - for teachers retraining centers. The dismissed teachers will receive a total compensation of $2 mln - as lump sums, retraining tuitions or even for starting up their small businesses. The directors of some schools are reported to collect 500-1,000 AMD a month from each of their employees to support the dismissed teachers "to prevent them from poverty until the government takes any steps to support them."- ARMENIA's OPPOSITION BEWILDERED BY AUTHORITIES' SILENCE OVER ARTICLE IN RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. If Armenian Minister of Defense Serge Sargssian does not respond to the statement made by the ex-minister of defense Vaharshak Harutiunian that the former allegedly tried to get guarantees of Russia's support in case of aggravation of the domestic political situation in Armenia, the RA Prosecutor's Office must conduct an investigation and demand explanations from the Minister of Defense, Aram Sargssian, a representative of the opposition bloc "Justice", stated in Parliament today. Serge Sargssian must refute this statement, because it blurs not only his reputation, but also that of Armenia, Aram Sargssian said. He expressed his bewilderment at the authorities' silence. "The silence on the part of the Minister of Defense and the authorities only testifies that the statement is true," the deputy said. However, the Russian Embassy in Armenia issued a statement refuting the information published by the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta." According to the statement, the dissemination of such information is a provocation aimed at undermining the Armenian-Russian relations. DISSEMINATION OF UNRELIABLE INFORMATION PROVOCATION: RF EMBASSY IN ARMENIA YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17. ARMINFO. The Russian Embassy in Armenia issued a statement refuting the information contained in the article "Time-trouble in Armenia Parliament" published by the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" and reprinted by the Armenian "Haykakan Zkamanak" newspaper. According to the information reported to ARMINFO, Armenian Minister of Defense Serge Sargssian, who was on a visit to Moscow, allegedly tried to get guarantees of support from Russian military base #102 stationed in Armenia in case the domestic political situation in the country gets aggravated. in its statement, the RF Embassy points out that this information does not correspond to the facts. According to the statement, the Russian military base is stationed in Armenia under the Armenian-Russian Agreement on the Russian military base in Armenia, which was signed in 1995 and aimed at maintaining peace and stability in the region. Under the Agreement, "the Russian military base, the persons forming its staff, as well as their families shall respect the sovereignty, observe the legislation of the Republic of Armenia and shall not interfere in its internal affairs." The dissemination of groundless information by the Armenian press is a sheer provocation and is aimed at undermining the Russian-Armenian equitable cooperation. HEADLINES OF FEBRUARY 17
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