ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, on Sunday received the Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Levon Mkrtchyan.

Information Services of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the Catholicos expressed confidence that the newly appointed minister will be able to bring a useful service to the education sector.

At the ensuing talk, Karekin II reflected on the close cooperation between the Mother See and the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia.

Mkrtchyan, for his part, noted that he highly values the Armenian Church’s role in education.

Also, the interlocutors conferred on education reforms in Armenia, training of the teachers who teach Armenian Church History, and the existing challenges and the imperatives for addressing them.