YEREVAN, OCTOBER 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Ways of solution of the problems arisen before Armenia and the region will be discussed during the international two-day conference entitled "New Threats and Global Challenges in the 21st Century" being held in Yerevan. The conference is organized by the Yerevan Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to the characterization of the head of which, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, today the main problem of the Armenians and whole mankind is unification of the intellectual potential as it will be possible to stand challenges of the 21st century only in this way." As military-political expert Richard Kirakosian stated on October 31, the first working day of the conference, there is no such a country in the world which will be able to alone solve the three main problems arisen at present before the mankind: globalization, information revolution, anti-terrorism struggle. In his words, "in our days countries need more cooperation, less competition." In R.Kirakosian's words, Armenia must overcome first of all the inner problems connected with stimulation of the demographic growth, keeping of natural resources, development of science and technics as well as implementation of democratic government. As R.Kirakosian emphasized the first precondition for political just elections is presence of political will. Tigran Sargsian, the President of the RA Central Bank also emphasized the importance of increase of efficiency of government. He mentioned that according to data of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, there are 7 problems the modern world is interested in, and the first of them relates to efficiency of government. Other problems, as T.Sargsian presented, relate to liquidation of poverty, creation of working places, struggle againts terrorism arisen on the basis of Islamism, etc. According to foresight of the RA CB President, world processes will develop either one-pole, by the U.S. hegemony, or with some poles, U.S., China, India, created as a result of the dialogue of civilizations. In the second case, in T.Sargsian's words, Armenia must orient which civilization it belongs to or present itself as a bearer of a separate civilization.

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