YEREVAN. – The Chinese immersion school in Armenia will be the largest one in Eastern Europe and in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The Minister of Education and Science, Armen Ashotyan, noted the above-said at a press conference on Saturday, as he summed up the results of the current year.

Ashotyan informed that a contract has been signed with a Chinese company for the construction of this school in capital city Yerevan, and construction will get underway next year.

The school will be designed for 650 students, and include a dormitory and modern infrastructure.

To note, pursuant to two agreements, Armenia will receive 70 million and 100 million Chinese yuans (approx. $11 million and $16 million, respectively) from China, as technical assistance to the programs of this school.