RA PRESIDENT RECEIVES RUSSIAN PARTICIPANTS OF RUSSIAN SPEECH DAYS EVENTS

NOYAN TAPAN
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. On September 15, Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan receiving over 10 Russian representatives
of literature, oratory, mass media, music, theater and cinema having
participated in the events of Russian Speech Days conducted in Armenia,
stressed the importance of such initiatives in the development of the
Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation in the sphere of humanities,
as well as in spreading Russian language and culture in Armenia. He
said that teaching of Russian is put on a high level in all the spheres
of the Armenian educational system, its evidence is the achievements
of Armenia registered in different Olympiads of Russian language.

According to the RA President’s Press Office, the guests told the
President about their impressions and new ideas on the development
of Armenian-Russian cultural cooperation. Particularly, they touched
upon issues of making an exchange of pupils and students, as well as
implementation of joint programs together with literature and theater
circles. S. 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.