ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS OF "RUSSIAN SPEECH DAYS" EVENT CONDUCTED IN ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
received today over 10 Russian representatives of literature, oratory,
mass media, music, theatre and cinema having participated in the
events of "Russian Speech Days" conducted in Armenia.

Presidential press office told Armenpress that the president
underscored the importance of such initiatives in the development
of the Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation in humanitarian
sphere, as well as in spreading Russian language and culture in our
country. President Sargsyan said that the teaching of Russian is put
on a high level in all the cycles of the Armenian educational system,
it may be witnessed by the achievements of Armenia registered in
different Olympiads of Russian language.

The guests told the President about their impressions and new ideas on
the development of Armenian-Russian cultural cooperation. Particularly,
they have referred to the issues on making an exchange of pupils and
students, as well as on implementing joint programs together with
literature and theatre circles.

Serzh Sargsyan welcomed the initiatives of the guests and said that
he will be glad to see that the submitted proposals have turned into
concrete programs after some period of time.