YEREVAN. – UK believes that Armenia's education system will remain connected to the global education standards of IELTS exam, UK Ambassador to Armenian Katherine Leach said during Connecting Globally conference.

Addressing the English language teachers gathered at the conference, Ambassador Leach said she, as a linguist, knows what a difficult and important work they are doing.

“You must continue to improve your skills, and the fact that you are here indicates your intentions,” the diplomat said.

IELTS exam continues spreading all over the world as a qualification standard in English.

“Two million students worldwide passed the exam last year. Of course, your partner on IELTS is the British Council. They have done a great job by introducing innovative approaches to learning languages ​​for over 10 years, and I am sure that they will continue this work for further 10 years,” Ambassador added.