YEREVAN. - The possibility to teach Armenian in Russian schools does exist, Armenia’s Education Minister Armen Ashotyan told Armenian News – NEWS.am.

According to him, currently the options for teaching Armenian at state schools in cities densely populated with Armenians – Sochi, Rostov, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg – are being discussed.

“We aim to make Armenian and Literature mandatory subjects in classes consisting of Armenian children,” Ashotyan said. Textbooks of Armenian as a foreign language haven’t yet been prepared. “We’re also planning to create e-books, for different levels of the Armenian language proficiency,” the Minister said.

The period for preparing syllabus and materials hasn’t yet been decided.