YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan on Tuesday received Romanian Ambassador Rodica Crina Prunariu.  

Ashotyan informed that an Armenian delegation, which he had led, paid an official visit to Bucharest on April 25-27 and attended the ministerial summit of the Bologna Process countries. Also during the visit the action plans for the upcoming years were designed. And according to these plans, Armenia will coordinate the aforesaid Process’ reforms for the next three years. The two sides had reached accordance on experience exchange and transferring the 2012-2015 Secretariat of the Bologna Process to Armenia. Ashotyan told the Ambassador that the Secretariat is scheduled to be formally transferred to Armenia on June 27-29 in the capital city Yerevan, Education and Science Ministry informs.           

In her turn, Ambassador Rodica Crina Prunariu noted that education and culture are primary directions in relations between Armenia and Romania. And in this context she reflected on Romania’s providing of scholarships to Armenian university students.    

The interlocutors also discussed matters with respect to the funding of the Armenian-Romanian scientific project, and concerning the Armenian cultural heritage study in Romania and the Armenian Language Center at the University of Bucharest.