Wednesday, January 20 2021 18:53

ArmInfo.Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vahram Dumanyan met with head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Andrea Wiktorin. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry.

According to the source, during the meeting, Dumanyan mentioned the  programs implemented in the field of education, science, culture, and  youth with the support of the EU.

Referring to the recent war in Artsakh, the Minister said that as a  result of the war, a significant part of the cultural heritage of  Artsakh is now in immediate danger.

"At the moment, the preservation of these universal values is  critical, and we expect that EU support will prevent any threat to  these values," Dumanyan said, stressing that in the context of recent  events, reforms in the education sector are a priority for the RA  government as a guarantee of security countries.

According to Dumanyan, Armenia hopes for the EU's assistance in  issues related to reforms in the education sector.

In turn, Andrea Wiktorin noted that the EU shares the problems facing  Armenia. <2020 was a really tough year. COVID has taught us to  continue to develop our digital capabilities. To this end, the  European Union assisted the Ministry of Education and Science in  organizing distance learning. The EU also shares concern over the  cultural heritage of Artsakh, highly appreciating the activities of  UNESCO in this matter, "the Ambassador said.

Andrea Wiktorin also mentioned ongoing inter-university cooperation  programs such as Erasmus and Horizon 2020, citing them as good  examples of cooperation. She said that the EU has begun the process  of defining programs that will be planned for the next 7 years,  stressing the need for their implementation with the Armenian  government.