YEREVAN, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Ukrainian side is ready to extend cooperation with Armenia in the sphere of education. Henceforth Armenian students and post-graduate students will study at Ukrainian universities not only within the framework of interstate contract, but also as a result of newly established cooperation between institutions of higher education. Olexander Bozhko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Armenia, stated this during the March 20 meeting with students, professors and lecturers of V. Brusov State Linguistic University. Ambassador Bozhko said that there have always been educational contacts between the two countries. The culminating point of these contacts was registered in the Soviet years when the Armenian young people for many years got education at Kiev's Higher Aviation Institute and youth from Kiev studied at various Armenian universities. The educational contacts and the best traditions broken off in the future were to be restored, to which the Ukrainian side gave an affirmative answer expressing readiness to receive Armenian students and specialists at its universities. Touching upon the problem which emerged over the Armenian church to be built in Kiev, Bozhko said that the authorities of Kiev have agreed to provide a territory for building the Armenian church, there is just a disagreement among the population. "I think this problem will be solved, just a little patience is needed. The Embassy does its best to support solution of this problem," the Ambassador said at the same time adding that all countries, including Armenia, have such problems. "For instance, for many years our Embassy has applied to Yerevan authorities and asked them to provide a territory for building Embassy of Ukraine on mutually beneficial terms. Finally the issue was solved so that the Ukrainian side bought a house for the Embassy in Yerevan. Olexander Bozhko gave assurance that "the church to be built will be not only spiritual, but also cultural center for Armenians living in Ukraine."

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