YEREVAN. – Many men in Armenia do not marry based on economic factors, psychologist Samvel Khudoyan said at a press conference on Saturday.

In his words, the couples in Armenia do not have many children due to economic factors, and now, they do not have even more than one.

“The large families [in Armenia] are primarily in the villages, whereas those in the cities avoid having many children because they have social, economic problems,” Khudoyan said. “[But] marriages at the ages of 30 to 40 are now considered normal in Armenia; the union of mature people is more stable.”

But as per the psychologist, even though same-sex marriages are now accepted in Europe, they still are unacceptable in Armenia, and based on national values.

“This can be ill-fated for the survival of our nation,” Samvel Khudoyan stated. “This is unacceptable for us, and it could [adversely] affect the continuation of our nation.”