YEREVAN. - Strengthening Education and Business Cooperation in Armenia two-day conference kicked off in Yerevan on Thursday.

Armenian Minister of Education Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Labor and Social Issues Arthur Grigoryan, the Head of EU Delegation to Armenia Raul de Luzenberger attended the meeting, Ministry of Education press service informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

‘‘It is impossible to ensure high quality of education and carry out reforms without the assistance of business sphere. This is especially true for vocational education, where the employers should contribute to formation of education standards relevant to the needs and priorities of the field. After all, the final consumer of education and knowledge is the economic system. It is obvious that the quality of education will be directly proportional to the demand of experts in the economy,” said Ashotyan. “We are ready for cooperation with business sphere on all levels. We are open to discuss every proposition.”