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BRANCH OF RF FUND OF DEVELOPMENT TO BE RESENTED IN YEREVAN
By Tigran Liloyan
ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
September 30, 2005 Friday
YEREVAN, October 1
The presentation of a South Caucasian branch of the Russian fund
of development "Caucasian Institute of Democracy" will be held in
Yerevan on Saturday.
Head of the department of the Russia president's administration
political scientist Modest Kolerov arrived in the Armenian capital
to hold the ceremony.
During several months of its existence, the branch has already
managed jointly with the newspaper Voice of Armenia to launch the
daily appendix-digest Monitor.Ru which carries interesting materials
of the Russian, foreign and Armenian press. Besides, Russian-language
news program was organized on the Yerevan TV channel "Yerkir-Media."
As representatives of the branch said, its main aim "is to
consolidate democratic values in public consciousness, foster respect
to constitutional rights, freedoms and human guarantees, and form
civil society.
The organization intends to give educational and teaching money grants
for studying history of Russia and countries of the South Caucasus,
develop the national media and book publishing, as well as hold
events with the participation of experts of political circles on
topical problems of the region's states.
The fund intends to support talented representatives of youth and
students of Armenia wishing to continue their education in leading
institutes of higher education of Russia. Under the aegis of the
branch, Russian scientists are to come to Armenia to read lectures
in institutes of higher education of the republic. A House of Russian
Book is to open in Yerevan in the near future.
The branch is going to work in Nagorny Karabakh too. An educational
computer centre for children, as well as representatives of the Russian
community of this unrecognised republic will open Stepanakert soon.
By Tigran Liloyan
ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
September 30, 2005 Friday
YEREVAN, October 1
The presentation of a South Caucasian branch of the Russian fund
of development "Caucasian Institute of Democracy" will be held in
Yerevan on Saturday.
Head of the department of the Russia president's administration
political scientist Modest Kolerov arrived in the Armenian capital
to hold the ceremony.
During several months of its existence, the branch has already
managed jointly with the newspaper Voice of Armenia to launch the
daily appendix-digest Monitor.Ru which carries interesting materials
of the Russian, foreign and Armenian press. Besides, Russian-language
news program was organized on the Yerevan TV channel "Yerkir-Media."
As representatives of the branch said, its main aim "is to
consolidate democratic values in public consciousness, foster respect
to constitutional rights, freedoms and human guarantees, and form
civil society.
The organization intends to give educational and teaching money grants
for studying history of Russia and countries of the South Caucasus,
develop the national media and book publishing, as well as hold
events with the participation of experts of political circles on
topical problems of the region's states.
The fund intends to support talented representatives of youth and
students of Armenia wishing to continue their education in leading
institutes of higher education of Russia. Under the aegis of the
branch, Russian scientists are to come to Armenia to read lectures
in institutes of higher education of the republic. A House of Russian
Book is to open in Yerevan in the near future.
The branch is going to work in Nagorny Karabakh too. An educational
computer centre for children, as well as representatives of the Russian
community of this unrecognised republic will open Stepanakert soon.