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Vigen Sargsyan: Let's hope that it will help our athletes jump higher and run faster (video)

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An eighteen-year old young man either should have an academic procrastination until the end of his studies, or nobody takes academic procrastination and joins the army.  The rest of the solutions, according to the Minister of Defense, are subjectivism and methods of partial solution. "It is hard for me to understand why some students can have an opportunity to finish their studies, meanwhile others, who study the same profession in the same faculty, have to join the army right after they become 18 only because their marks were objectively or subjectively lower than his other group-mates'." At the discussion of the draft law "On Military Service and the Status of Military Servicemen", Vigen Sargsyan also said that the announcements, stating that they were going to remove the right of taking academic procrastination. "If you are striving to get a good education, consider that continuity is important to you, and you're going to join the army with a Bachelor's Degree, or as a diploma specialist, we invite you to come and serve in the army as an officer, instead of an ordinary soldier. You will get salary, your Bachelor, as well as Master's (in case you decide to continue your studies) education fee will be covered." From the half of the discussion of this and the main law on Defense, 4 HHK(Republican Party) MPs remained in the hall. The Yelk MPs had left the hall. Representatives of the HHK Party directed sharp questions to the Minister. "There is a fear that this may turn out to be a law that promotes emigration, because there is a tendency today that families having boys start taking them out of the country. This is a problem that cannot be ignored. People solve problems with the citizenship. The child is fourteen and he is already a citizen of Russia. If he hoped for getting an academic procrastination, now the hope is gone," said Felix Colakyan, MP of the HHK faction. "I do not think that our Legislation aims at preventing emigration with the help of academic procrastination. Small number of people are making use of academic procrastination. Overcoming emigration should be a result of a longer, consistent policy," noted Vigen Sargsyan, Minister of Defense. Felix Tsolakyan's next issue was related to sports companies where mainly athletes and ballet dancers who have achieved certain results can serve. "By the government's decision, criteria are set: athletes who take 1-4 places in the Olympic, European, World Youth competitions will be eligible for the academic procrastination and in case of the repeating or exceeding their results, they will be able to receive it again. In case of non-repetition, they are called up for military service. Let's hope that it will help our athletes jump higher and run faster," said Vigen Sargsyan. By the way, before leaving the NA hall, Edmon Marukyan, a member of the the Yelk (Way Out) faction, suggested to enshrine in the Law on Defense that at least 2% of the procurement from the military budget to make from domestic producers. The proposal was rejected by voting.