YEREVAN. – “My family as well as many Armenian families is confident that education is the basis of everything.”

The World Bank (WB) Country Manager for Armenia, Laura Bailey, stated the aforesaid at a conference on Wednesday.

The event was devoted to the implementation of the WB Second Education Quality and Relevance Project, and the launch of the Education Improvement Program for Armenia.

Bailey also congratulated Armenia and Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, in particular, for the country’s passing to the next phase of the Education Quality and Relevance Project which, as per the WB official, has some key objectives which the WB shares.

“If this project and your efforts succeed, they can serve as a positive example for the entire world. Armenia can share its [respective] track-record with other countries,” Laura Bailey concluded.