President orders to speed up adoption of social package for students
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited today the Education Ministry. Education Minister Armen Ashotyan told reporters following his meeting with the President that he believes that it was not accidental that Serzh Sargsyan, beginning his visits to departments, first of all, visited the Education Ministry.
“According to the President, the areas of education and science are as much important for the country as the area of defense,” Ashotyan said.
According to the Minister, the President was briefed on the preparations for the new educational year and the future plans. The Deputy Education Ministers, head of the Ministry’s staff and other officials delivered reports.
Ashotyan stressed that the President ordered to speed up the development and adoption of a social package for students, to study the student credit market, to make student credits accessible, and to attract a large number of students from abroad.