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WHY AREN'T TEXTBOOKS SENT FROM ARMENIA REACHING SCHOOLS IN JAVAKHK?
Kristine Aghalaryan
00:09, April 16, 2015
When Hetq asked officials at the diaspora ministry why textbooks sent
from Armenia weren't reaching Armenian schools in Javakhk, where a
large Armenian community exists right over the border in Georgia,
we were told that samples first had to be examined and approved by
the Georgian education ministry.
"Employees at Georgia's Ministry of Education and Science have been
given one copy each of all materials destined for Javakhk. Soon, once
we receive approval of a final list, they will be sent to Tbilisi,"
said diaspora deputy minister Serzh Srapionyan.
The textbook issue hit the pages of the press after teachers at
Javakhk Armenian schools said they hadn't received material sent from
Armenia. The press then chimes in that the books were being held up
at the Georgian border.
Right now, textbooks used at Armenian language schools in Georgia
are prepared and published by the Georgian education ministry. Most
of the texts are bilingual.
As for the books sent from Armenia, according to the agreement signed
between the education ministries of both countries a list of what is
needed at the Armenian language schools is forwarded to the Armenian
Embassy in Tbilisi which then passes it on to the Armenian diaspora
ministry.
The ministry has reviewed this list and is planning to send forty
textbooks and other materials to each of the Javakhk schools.
But the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science must first approve
the material before it can be used as supplementary teaching aids.
Deputy Minister Srapionyan says that a delegation from the ministry
also paid a visit to the Georgian education ministry to resolve
the matter.
The two sides discussed drafting a new agreement that would deal with
all teaching material shipping issues.
Srapionyan told Hetq that news reports alleging that Georgian officials
have prevented such shipments are false. Nevertheless he wasn't able
to explain why books sent from Armenia for the 2014-2015 school year
haven't yet reached Javakhk.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/59663/why-arent-textbooks-sent-from-armenia-reaching-schools-in-javakhk.html
Kristine Aghalaryan
00:09, April 16, 2015
When Hetq asked officials at the diaspora ministry why textbooks sent
from Armenia weren't reaching Armenian schools in Javakhk, where a
large Armenian community exists right over the border in Georgia,
we were told that samples first had to be examined and approved by
the Georgian education ministry.
"Employees at Georgia's Ministry of Education and Science have been
given one copy each of all materials destined for Javakhk. Soon, once
we receive approval of a final list, they will be sent to Tbilisi,"
said diaspora deputy minister Serzh Srapionyan.
The textbook issue hit the pages of the press after teachers at
Javakhk Armenian schools said they hadn't received material sent from
Armenia. The press then chimes in that the books were being held up
at the Georgian border.
Right now, textbooks used at Armenian language schools in Georgia
are prepared and published by the Georgian education ministry. Most
of the texts are bilingual.
As for the books sent from Armenia, according to the agreement signed
between the education ministries of both countries a list of what is
needed at the Armenian language schools is forwarded to the Armenian
Embassy in Tbilisi which then passes it on to the Armenian diaspora
ministry.
The ministry has reviewed this list and is planning to send forty
textbooks and other materials to each of the Javakhk schools.
But the Georgian Ministry of Education and Science must first approve
the material before it can be used as supplementary teaching aids.
Deputy Minister Srapionyan says that a delegation from the ministry
also paid a visit to the Georgian education ministry to resolve
the matter.
The two sides discussed drafting a new agreement that would deal with
all teaching material shipping issues.
Srapionyan told Hetq that news reports alleging that Georgian officials
have prevented such shipments are false. Nevertheless he wasn't able
to explain why books sent from Armenia for the 2014-2015 school year
haven't yet reached Javakhk.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/59663/why-arent-textbooks-sent-from-armenia-reaching-schools-in-javakhk.html