The director of Innovation Technologies Institute in Ukraine Aleksandr Udod, in his interview with Analitika.at.ua said that Armenian Diaspora makes significant contribution in Ukraine’s development.

“Armenians have lived in our country from ancient times, the architectural and historical monuments are evidence to that, including the ones in Lvov, Crimea and Kiev. Integrated in the Ukrainian society, Armenians retain their national identity, language, culture, traditions and customs.

Hundreds of thousands of Armenians live in Ukraine today. I can confidently say that our state has created all the conditions for education in the native language for Ukrainian citizens and the representatives of different nationalities. Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport recommended curriculum ‘Armenian language for grades 1-4’ and ‘Armenian language for grades 5-9’ for the classes with the study of the Armenian language, which are scheduled to open.

For example, for five years the Armenian Cultural Center of Altunyan has been active, it was created under the Department of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of the Kharkov Regional State Administration. Employees of the Centre are actively involved in the development of curricula and textbooks in Armenian language.

We are grateful to the teachers, representatives of public organizations for their cooperation. Hopefully, we will continue to support all initiatives and proposals aimed at improving the quality of education of Armenians in Ukraine,” the director of the institute said.