During the working trip of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk to Armenia, the 22nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia was held in Yerevan. The Russian delegation included Denis Gribov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation.
In addition to economic and investment projects, issues of building systematic work in the field of education were discussed.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, speaking at the 22nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the two Countries, noted that Russia and Armenia have historically been linked by friendly relations based on the principles of mutual respect.
Alexey Overchuk stressed that cultural cooperation is an important component of the entire complex of Russian-Armenian relations. This year, a number of large-scale actions have been implemented, covering a wide variety of cultural spheres.
“Further expansion of the entire range of bilateral ties meets the interests of the Russian and Armenian peoples,” Alexey Overchuk said.
The meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Russia and Armenia discussed the possibility of obtaining education according to Russian standards, the construction of a school building at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, as well as a draft Agreement on the terms of operation of a general education organization that is part of the Gazprom Armenia Educational and Sports Complex, which was approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Within the framework of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, the Russian delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk visited the Gazprom Armenia Educational and Sports Complex, on the basis of which it is planned to train schoolchildren according to Russian standards, and met with teachers and students. The educational and sports complex includes a school for 700 students, a kindergarten for 190 places, an ice rink, a children’s pool, gyms and game rooms.
The members of the Russian delegation also got acquainted with the educational and infrastructural capabilities of the Russian-Armenian University (RAU) and held meetings with teachers and students. Russian Russian language educational programs are being implemented at the University, 2,875 out of 4,085 students of the RAU study in the Russian sector.
In addition, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, Denis Gribov, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, met with Zhanna Andreasyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia. The parties discussed the establishment of systematic work in the field of education. Russian Russian language teacher training program has been launched in Armenia, and in October-November of this year, the Olympiad “Russian Language – integrator of the cultural and educational space Russia – Armenia” was held for schoolchildren of grades 6-10, the winners of which received vouchers to the All-Russian Children’s Center “Smena” and took part in the All–Russian the festival of the Russian language and Russian culture.
A source: edu.gov.ru
