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“Today very little money is disposed from the state budget to the science, I have been stressing it for many times,” said in a press conference the President of the National Academy of Sciences, Academician Radik Martirosyan.

He says that the scientists participate in many international projects to earn money. In 2008 the scientists of the Academy participated in 52 international projects, said R. Martirosyan.

“20% of the international grants are spent to buy to equipments, and the rest forms the salaries,” he said and added that not all the scientists have opportunities to be involved into those projects.

Regarding the “brain drain” the Academician said that in 1990 the Academy had more than 7000 employees and 60% of them were scientists. Today this figured is halved, but not necessarily all of them left the country. But Martirosyan has also mentioned that “brain drain” has been and will continue in the future.