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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Armenian Presidential Body Against Foreign-Language Schools</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">A council of prominent political and public figures advising President Serzh Sarkisian joined on Wednesday opposition critics in rejecting a government bill that would allow the existence of schools in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Armenia</st1:place></st1:country-region> where the main language of instruction is foreign.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR>Vazgen Manukian, the chairman of the Public Council, said the presidential body has formally submitted a unanimous and highly negative assessment of the bill to Sarkisian and hopes that it will be withdrawn from the Armenian parliament. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Full story:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/2047077.html</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>