MPs met with posters
"We are against opening foreign-language schools" civil initiative today staged a rally outside the government building where the National Assembly convened for the last four-day sitting of the spring session..
The initiative protested against a government-backed bill on making amendments to the RA Laws on "Public Education" and "Languages" which imply opening foreign-language schools in Armenia.
The protesters were shouting, "We demand Ashotyan's resignation," "Language is not property against debt," "Only Armenian can compete with Armenian."
Later, they handed a package of proposals to MPs entering the government building.
"Armenia will vanish if we are not educated in the Armenian language," said Edward Shahverdyan, a protester from ALaverdi.
"In which countries have you seen foreign-language schools? Perhaps, in African backward countries. A national school is a genuine school," said actor Erwand Manaryan.
Republican MP Edward Sharmazanov told the protesters that the National Assembly would discuss all concerns and try to find a wise solution but people need not fly into extremes and look for betrayers.
The National Assembly is to discuss the bill in its four-day sitting this week.
