YEREVAN. – The second EU Bus tour in Armenia begins on Wednesday.

This time the EU Bus visits the towns and villages of the Gegharkunik and Ararat Regions. The Bus tour is organized by the EU Centre in Yerevan.

The Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, HE Ambassador Traian Hristea noted that EU Bus tours are becoming a tradition. “This is already the second time in a few months when our mobile EU Centre is visiting regions in Armenia,” Ambassador noted. “We would like to inform people everywhere in the country about the EU’s cooperation in Armenia and the results of our assistance here,” he added.

The EU Bus will visit the towns of Sevan, Chambarak, Vardenis, Martuni and Gavar and their surrounding villages in Gegharkunik Region from Wednesday to Friday.

The Head of the Political, Economic, Press and Information Section of the EU Delegation Dirk Lorenz will officially launch the EU course for Armenian high schools in the High School No 3 in Vardenik on Friday. The course was developed by the EU Centre in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science to increase the knowledge and understanding of the EU – Armenia cooperation among the youth. Mr. Lorenz will also deliver a lecture on EU - Armenia relations in Gavar State University earlier the same day.

The EU Bus will continue its tour in the towns of Vedi, Ararat and Artashat and the surrounding villages in Ararat Region on September 23 and 24. Ambassador Traian Hristea will deliver a lecture at the Cultural Centre of Vedi on September 24.

The EU Bus offers a possibility to learn more about European Union through information materials, project presentations, quizzes, games and mini-plays performed by the students of the Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Everybody can take part in a lottery and win attractive prizes. The first ever EU Bus tour in Armenia took place at the end of May this year and the Bus visited towns and villages of Shirak, Lori and Tavush Regions.

The EU Centre is the main feature of the EU funded project “Support to the EU communication on reforms in Armenia”. Its goal is to raise awareness on EU development cooperation in Armenia and support education on the European Union. The Centre’s website is a gateway to EU cooperation with Armenia. The duration of the project is two years.