YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on Thursday was on hand at the graduation ceremony for the end of the 2013/14 academic year at the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) after Khachatur Abovyan.  

The President awarded diplomas of excellence to about twenty of the top graduates of the university, congratulated them for  the completion of their studies and becoming teachers, and wished them personal happiness and professional success.  

“At the end of [this] summer, we will introduce a large and important project which is pricey for the state. All those who take an active part in the implementation of this project will be at the focus of the state and public attention. This is an opportunity, a good prospect for you to work in the profession that you love and to establish.  

“And once again, remember [that] Armenia’s future depends on these successes of yours,” President Sargsyan said in his congratulatory address to the graduates.

At the end of the graduation ceremony, ASPU Rector Ruben Mirzakhanyan awarded the Khachatur Abovyan Medal to Serzh Sargsyan.