YEREVAN. – Armenia’s PM Tigran Sargsyan and Lithuania’s Minister of Education Gintaras Steponavičiu have discussed the development prospects of cooperation between Armenia and Lithuania in the field of education and science in Yerevan.

During the meeting, the PM referred to the reforms of Armenia’s educational system and the importance of the accreditation of Armenian universities abroad, government press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Speaking about the historical heritage, the two sides have mentioned the importance of the change of the soviet mentality and the successful implementation of the reforms.

Steponavičiu emphasized that Lithuania supports Armenia in the process of European integration and implementing reforms. He also stressed that he has visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial and laid a wreath to the Memorial of Armenian Genocide victims, adding that Lithuania had recognized the Armenian Genocide on December 15th, 2005.

During the meeting Sargsyan stressed the importance of “Financing Higher Education” international conference, which aims at exchange of higher education funding mechanisms, the quality of education, opinions about the effectiveness and experience. Steponavičiu mentioned that such events allow strengthening and deepening the relations.