46 MEMBERS OF U.S. PEACE CORPS TO HOLD THEIR SERVICE IN ARMENIA DURING COMING TWO YEARS
Noyan Tapan
Aug 15 2006
YEREVAN, AUGUST 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The event dedicated to the 45th
anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps (PC) and the oath ceremony of
the PC 46-member group arrived in Armenia, took place in Yerevan on
August 14. According to PC Director Patrick Hart, the volunteers’ group
that will undergo its service in Armenia during the coming two years,
participated in the preparatory courses organized in Vanadzor. He also
mentioned that more than 500 volunteers having undergone service in
Armenia from 1992 up today had a goal to present the American values
and culture to the Armenian society as well as to get acquainted with
the Armenian culture, to study the Armenian language. According to
the estimation of John Evans, the US Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to RA, the cooperation taking place in any sphere
between Armenia and the U.S. assists development and strengthening
of prosperity and democracy in Armenia. According to his words, that
cooperation is based on the human and ideological generality in the
two countries’ relations. RA Minister of Education and Science Levon
Mkrtchian, RA Deputy Minister of Nature Protection Hakob Matilian
and RA Deputy Minister of Health Care Tatul Hakobian appreciated
the role and meaning of activity promoted by the U.S. Peace Corps
in Armenia. They also mentioned that the PC activity is based on the
best traditions of the U.S. Constitution and democratic ideology. And
according to words of Salpi Ghazarian, the RA Foreign Minister’s
Special Assistant, the main mission of the PC Armenian volunteers is
"to bring America to Armenia and to take Armenia to America."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
