RUSSIA’S EDUCATION MINISTER: ARMENIAN UNIVERSITIES MAY OPEN IN RUSSIA

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 29 2007

YEREVAN, October 29. /ARKA/. Armenian universities may open soon in
Russia, according to RF Minister for Education Andrei Fursenko. The
Armenian party has not raised such issue yet, he said.

According to the Minister, Armenian schools have been established in
Russia and the Armenian language is taught in most Russian secondary
schools. "I think people should be given an opportunity to keep alive
their language and culture," he said.

Fursenko pointed out that the establishment of Armenian universities
in Russia is an issue of the intergovernmental bilateral agreement.

"As to me, if the RA Minister for Education makes such a proposal,
I am ready to support it," he said.

As regards the branches of Russian universities in Armenia, the
Minister considered it necessary to enhance the education level in
these institutions.

"As far as I know, the Slavonic University works successfully. As
regards other universities, we will keep a watch on the level of
education in these institutions," Fursenko said.

The 20th meeting of the CIS council of educational cooperation was
held in Armenia on October 25. The 13th conference of the CIS ministers
for education took place in Yerevan on October 26.

Education Ministers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Moldova participated in the event.