YEREVAN. – The Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia, Arevik Anapiosyan, received Italian Ambassador Vincenzo Del Monaco.

The meeting focused on the strengthening of Armenian-Italian educational and cultural ties, press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“It is important for us to strengthen relations between the peoples of Armenia and Italy, since, ultimately, the programs we want to implement are not for the governments, but for the youth and their future partnership,” the ambassador noted.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the opportunities for Armenian schoolchildren to participate in Italian culture exhibitions that are held in Armenia.

“We [Armenians] want our children to receive a sound knowledge not only of Armenian culture, but, also, to have opportunities to get familiarized with foreign culture, ” the deputy minister stressed. “[And] exhibitions being held in Armenia devoted to Italian culture can become great platforms for this objective.”

Also, the interlocutors conferred on the avenues for applying in Armenia Italy’s track-record in tourism development.