OSCE MISSION TO GEORGIA AWARDS ETHNIC ARMENIAN STUDENTS AFTER EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

The FINANCIAL
Dec 12 2008
Georgia

The FINANCIAL — Sixteen ethnic Armenian students from the Javakheti
region of Georgia received certificates today on completion of a
student exchange programme, organized by OSCE Mission, the Education
Ministry and the Union of Youth Centres.

Teenagers from the Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda districts of Javakheti,
a region mainly populated by ethnic Armenians, spent three months
living with Georgian host families and studying in schools of the
Khelvachauri district of Adjara.

"The results of the project have been excellent; the children have not
only learned the Georgian language and culture, but have also created
true friendship bonds with their Georgian host families and peers,"
said Lola Ansede, the OSCE Mission to Georgia’s Democratization
Officer.

"We hope to continue running the project for a couple of more years
and then hand it over to the Education Ministry."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress