ANOTHER 46 U. S. PEACE CORPS TO HOLD THEIR SERVICE IN ARMENIA
ArmRadio.am
16.08.2006 19:14
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, Noyan Tapan reported.
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 Armenia, 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.
Armenian Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchian, Deputy
Minister of Nature Protection Hakob Matilian and 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 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."