O. BOZHKO: ARMENIAN CHURCH TO BE BUILT IN KIEV WILL BECOME SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL CENTER FOR LOCAL ARMENIANS
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 20 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Ukrainian
side is ready to extend cooperation with Armenia in the sphere of
education. Henceforth Armenian students and post-graduate students
will study at Ukrainian universities not only within the framework
of interstate contract, but also as a result of newly established
cooperation between institutions of higher education.
Olexander Bozhko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
Ukraine to Armenia, stated this during the March 20 meeting with
students, professors and lecturers of V. Brusov State Linguistic
University.
Ambassador Bozhko said that there have always been educational contacts
between the two countries. The culminating point of these contacts
was registered in the Soviet years when the Armenian young people for
many years got education at Kiev’s Higher Aviation Institute and youth
from Kiev studied at various Armenian universities. The educational
contacts and the best traditions broken off in the future were to
be restored, to which the Ukrainian side gave an affirmative answer
expressing readiness to receive Armenian students and specialists at
its universities.
Touching upon the problem which emerged over the Armenian church to be
built in Kiev, Bozhko said that the authorities of Kiev have agreed to
provide a territory for building the Armenian church, there is just
a disagreement among the population. "I think this problem will be
solved, just a little patience is needed. The Embassy does its best to
support solution of this problem," the Ambassador said at the same time
adding that all countries, including Armenia, have such problems. "For
instance, for many years our Embassy has applied to Yerevan authorities
and asked them to provide a territory for building Embassy of Ukraine
on mutually beneficial terms. Finally the issue was solved so that
the Ukrainian side bought a house for the Embassy in Yerevan.
Olexander Bozhko gave assurance that "the church to be built will
be not only spiritual, but also cultural center for Armenians living
in Ukraine."