Sargsyan: Armenia striving to engage education and science in development programs
18.11.2016,
11:23
President Serzh Sargsyan received Thursday the EU Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation Carlos Moedas who has arrived in Armenia to participate at the 8th unofficial Ministerial dialogue of the Eastern Partnership titled Research, Science, and Innovation, the presidential press office reports.
YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. President Serzh Sargsyan received Thursday the EU Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation Carlos Moedas who has arrived in Armenia to participate at the 8th unofficial Ministerial dialogue of the Eastern Partnership titled Research, Science, and Innovation, the presidential press office reports.
After welcoming the guest to our country, Sargsyan said that education and science have always been special for the Armenian people, and today our country is on its route towards development relies on knowledge, striving to engage education and science in the development programs such as provided by the Eastern Partnership. The President stressed the necessity of holding a meeting dedicated to these areas in Yerevan.
Serzh Sargsyan referred also to the Armenia-EU relations noting that negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new framework agreement are going on dynamically, in the atmosphere of partnership.
“With regard to the deepening of the Armenia-EU relations, the President stressed as an important achievement Armenia’s becoming this year an associated member of the Horizon 2020 program. The parties highlighted the significance of the mentioned program which is call to unite all human efforts and enhance integration processes in the European research realm,” the press release says.
The EU Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation Carlos Moedas, on his side, noted with satisfaction that today’s ministerial meeting in Yerevan laid foundations for future.
He said he was impressed with the researchers he met in Yerevan and was sure that the Horizon 2020 program will open new opportunities for the Armenian higher education establishments, will help in transferring knowledge from the theoretical in the practical field and will boost the development of the small and medium innovative enterprises.
At the meeting, the parties spoke also about the Armenian-Portuguese relations. The Portuguese politician Carlos Moedas spoke with the greatest esteem about the celebrated Armenian-Portuguese entrepreneur and benefactor Galust Gyulbenkian, who, in his words, made a great contribution to the development of science, education, and culture in Portugal. --0---
After welcoming the guest to our country, Sargsyan said that education and science have always been special for the Armenian people, and today our country is on its route towards development relies on knowledge, striving to engage education and science in the development programs such as provided by the Eastern Partnership. The President stressed the necessity of holding a meeting dedicated to these areas in Yerevan.
Serzh Sargsyan referred also to the Armenia-EU relations noting that negotiations between Armenia and the European Union on the new framework agreement are going on dynamically, in the atmosphere of partnership.
“With regard to the deepening of the Armenia-EU relations, the President stressed as an important achievement Armenia’s becoming this year an associated member of the Horizon 2020 program. The parties highlighted the significance of the mentioned program which is call to unite all human efforts and enhance integration processes in the European research realm,” the press release says.
The EU Commissioner for Research, Science, and Innovation Carlos Moedas, on his side, noted with satisfaction that today’s ministerial meeting in Yerevan laid foundations for future.
He said he was impressed with the researchers he met in Yerevan and was sure that the Horizon 2020 program will open new opportunities for the Armenian higher education establishments, will help in transferring knowledge from the theoretical in the practical field and will boost the development of the small and medium innovative enterprises.
At the meeting, the parties spoke also about the Armenian-Portuguese relations. The Portuguese politician Carlos Moedas spoke with the greatest esteem about the celebrated Armenian-Portuguese entrepreneur and benefactor Galust Gyulbenkian, who, in his words, made a great contribution to the development of science, education, and culture in Portugal. --0---
