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And now we’re talking about you. You’re young. issues of employment and their integration
How is it to be at the centre of this historical into the economic system of Armenia.
event so early in one’s life? What’s your take
overall on the situation? Is it difficult to be a You mentioned earlier that you are also in
diplomat at such a time? charge of relations with Türkiye. How is that
It is, but it’s also important to give a better coming along?
legacy to future generations. I do believe Well, you know that for us it is very important
that the page of violence must be turned, that the agreements which are already reached
the cycle of conflict stopped, and that the but not realized yet. And, a year and a half ago,
Republic of Armenia should concentrate on more precisely on June 1st, 2022, the special
the development agenda. In order to turn this envoys of the two countries agreed that the legal
page of the conflict, it’s very important to have border between Armenia and Türkiye should
just and dignified solutions for all parties. be opened for third-country citizens. Later,
this agreement was reconfirmed on various
You know, for most people, to see these leaders’ levels, on ministers’ levels. Armenia
negotiations, we don’t realise how much has developed the necessary infrastructure In September 2024,
work is behind them. And I know that peace and we are waiting for the Turkish side to
negotiations started some time ago. How do open the border for third-country nationals.
you find the motivation and how do you find Armenia, after the earthquake in Türkiye, sent
the courage to keep on going, keep on going? humanitarian aid as well as rescue teams to it will be 100 years...
The whole government is determined to bring Türkiye, also using Bilal and crossing the line.
peace and stability to our region. And we’re
serving the people of Armenia. How is the economic situation in Armenia?
We’re doing pretty well. Last year, in 2022, since Ecolint was created with the groundbreaking, utopian and
What was the reason for your coming to we had a double-digit economic growth, over
Geneva? 12.3 per cent. This year I’m not sure that we’ll unprecedented mission of providing an international education,
There were two main events held in Geneva have a double-digit, but it will be close to 10
that I took part in. First one was the 75th percent. There are various reasons, but most
anniversary of the Declaration of Human importantly, the Government is ensuring and an education for peace, whilst maintaining rigorous academic
Rights. That happened on 11 and 12 December. a free market in Armenia. We are making
And on 13 and 14, it was the Global Refugee enormous economic reforms to attract foreign excellence. The mastermind behind the International Baccalaureate,
Forum taking place here in Geneva. We’re direct investment and working with different
here to talk about the rights of refugees and partners in this regard, especially for the our Foundation has become the oldest, largest and most renowned
also to present the immense work that the countries that are interested in strengthening
government of Armenia has already done the resilience of Armenia. It’s important that educational entity of its kind.
and what we are planning to do to address the they encourage their businesses to come and
needs of refugees forcefully displaced from invest in Armenia.
Nagorno-Karabakh.
What do you have to offer? Celebrate our Centenary with us
What are you planning to do for all these There are several spheres which are rapidly
refugees? growing. First of all, it’s high-tech and related
To address the short-term issues, we are services. The government is investing a lot in
integrating them into our healthcare system, infrastructure development, and sometimes
education system, and pension system. So, there are not enough local companies to
they are entitled to all the social services and work in this field. So, it might be interesting LA GRANDE BOISSIÈRE LA CHÂTAIGNERAIE CAMPUS DES NATIONS
benefits. Also, the government provides them for international ones to come and work in ROUTE DE CHÊNE (GE) FOUNEX (VD) GRAND-SACONNEX (GE)
with care support and subsidies for utilities and Armenia as well.
housing. Now we have also started designing
mid-term and long-term projects for them, Also, we are working on energy, to increase
right now, the government is working to the portion of renewable energy in our energy
address their housing needs, especially long- menu. We have high-quality professionals
www.ecolint.ch
term housing needs, but also to deal with the who can work and be beneficial.

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