RA High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan visited the Hrant Dink Armenian school during his working visit to Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.
The High Commissioner met with school principal Heriknaz Avagyan, vice-principal Lusine Harutyunyan, as well as trustees Talar and Ardo Horozoglus.
At the school, where around 50 pupils from Armenia currently study, education is carried out in accordance with the general education programme of the Republic of Armenia, contributing to the preservation and transmission of the Armenian language, history and culture.
During the visit Zareh Sinanyan familiarized himself with the activity of the school, its educational programmes and the particular features of the organization of the educational process, and also listened to performances prepared by the pupils.
During the meeting, issues relating to the educational mission of the school, the organization of the education of pupils from Armenia, Armenian upbringing and ensuring the continuity of the educational process were discussed.
Zareh Sinanyan stressed the important role of Armenian educational institutions in Armenian preservation, the preservation of national and cultural identity, as well as in strengthening the ties of the young generation with the Republic of Armenia, emphasizing the continuity and development of the educational activity of the school.
