YEREVAN. – People are emigrating from Armenia not only because of unemployment, but low salaries, said demographer Ruben Yeganyan, at a press conference on Friday.

As per Yeganyan, this emigration will not stop even if, miraculously, jobs are created tomorrow in Armenia as much as the number of people that are able to work, since people want decent salaries.

According to the sociologist, this kind of thinking comes from the Armenian families’ mindset, which has not changed even in the 1990s that were difficult for Armenia.

“People [in the country] have become poorer, but they have not adapted to the thinking of the poor,” noted the expert. “They, just like before, want as better conditions as possible for their children.”

Ruben Yeganyan added that more opportunities for good earnings are needed in Armenia’s private sector.

“But, under the conditions of monopolization of our economy, no chance for development is given to private initiatives,” concluded the demographer. “And therefore people don’t link their future to Armenia.”