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On September 2, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the RA NA Vice President Hakob Arshakyan and the participants of the Summer School programme.

The Prime Minister welcomed the students, referred to the activities of the Government, the reforms implemented in the field of education, the Deceleration of Independence, the Referendum on Independence of Nagorno-Karabakh and other issues.

“Today is September 2, yesterday was September 1: very important and symbolic two days for us. You know that the Declaration of Independence of Nagorno-Karabakh was adopted by the joint decision of the deputies of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and Shahumyan Region on this day in 1991, and September 1 - Day of Knowledge. I think that the connection between these two days or the symbolism of these two days is very important for our future. Why? Because, in fact, we are talking about a period and processes, as a result of which, in the end, independence was declared in the Republic of Armenia. It must be said that in terms of the foundation of our state, August and September are very important months: the Declaration of Independence was adopted on August 23, 1990, and the Referendum on Independence was held on September 21,” Nikol Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister Pashinyan also answered the questions in which the students were interested, which related, in particular, to the state administration system, the enlargement of communities, the reforms in the field of higher education, the activities of the mass media.