YEREVAN. – For the first time since its accession to UNESCO in 1992, Armenia has been elected to UNESCO Executive Board for 2021-2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The respective candidacies of Armenia, Lithuania, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan were nominated—at the 41st session of the UNESCO General Conference—for the three vacancies in the UNESCO Executive Board elections to the regional group comprising Eastern European countries.

And Armenia received and impressive amount of 146 votes in a secret ballot, which is a strong testimony of trust expressed by the international community to Armenia’s candidacy.