YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. A number of events were carried out by the RA Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs in 2008 to spread physical culture and healthy way of living in the country, to form youth policy. As Minister Armen Grigorian said in his annual statement presented to the RA Prime Minister on February 3, The Best Sports Family, The Best Sports Yard, The Best Town Sports Community, The Best Rural community republican reviews were held for RA President's prize last year. Nearly 140 various kinds of events were held for the youth. According to the Minister, no shortcomings were recorded in Ministry's activity in the year under review. However, there are problems that will receive a solution in the coming years. In particular, it is planned organizing retraining of coach-pedagogues, creating youth and sports departments in the regions, promoting sport development in the region, working out a bill on providing apartments to young families. A. Grigorian also said that the state youth policy strategy, the 2008-2012 Physical Culture and Sport Development Program, the bill On Physical Culture and Sport, as well as the schedule of events proceeding from the Youth Policy Program have been already revised and submitted to the RA government.

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