BEIJING, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Delegation led by Armenian Minister of Education and Science, Levon Mkrtchian, also took part in the annual Asian Education Forum held on October 19-22 in Beijing. As Noyan Tapan was informed from RA Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department, the Minister made a speech at the forum. During the visit the latter had meetings with Chinese Minister of Education, Zhou Ji. Issues of bilateral interest, concerning development of further cooperation were discussed during the meeting. The Asian Education Forum was founded in 2003 and is aimed at improving the educational system in the Asian region. This was the forum's third sitting, which was held with participation of delegates from about 40 countries. This year's sitting was dedicated to study of problems in educational sphere in the participant countries, to discussion of further tasks aimed at development of education.

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