UNICEF, RA EDUCATION MINISTRY SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.04.2010 14:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On April 2 the Armenian Ministry of Education
Science and the UNICEF signed a cooperation agreement.

"Our cooperation is aimed at protecting children in the area of general
education. The cooperation agreement this time was signed for two years
(2010-2012). The purpose of the program is to increase accessibility
and consistency of quality education among the most vulnerable strata
of the population.

The program will facilitate the inclusive (joint) and preschool
education. The total budget of the program is 280 thousand USD,"
the minister of education and science Armen Ashotyan told a news
conference on April 2 in Yerevan at the signing ceremony. Stressing
the importance of cooperation, the Ambassador of UNICEF Armenia Mrs.

Laily Moshiri-Gilan said: "Armenia is now developing a national
strategic program for education and we are ready to provide our
assistance."

She said, UN will seek to allocate additional financial resources in
this sphere.