YEREVAN, DECEMBER 10, NOYAN TAPAN. Modern society cannot develop without respect for human rights, while man with knowledge and education who represents the driving force of modern society cannot imagine life without freedoms. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan declared this at the December 10 round table entitled "The Protection of Human Rights in Armenia. Achievements and Challenges" organized on the occasion of Human Rights Day. "Our duty is to form such an environment, in which any citizen of the Republic of Armenia will be able to exercise his (her) constitutional rights, since all the provisions of Article 30 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are reflected in the Constitution of the RA," the prime minister said, adding: "The system of values enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the UN General Assembly must become the essence of each person, a necessity like air and water, without which we cannot imagine a prosperous life". According to the RA Government Information and PR Department, T. Sargsyan underlined the importance of the Council of Europe Forum for The Future of Democracy to be held in Armenia in 2010. "Through education and enlightenment we will spread the ideology of respect for human rights in Armenia and make it a necessity for everybody," he said.

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