India, Armenia sign MoU on High Impact Community Development Projects in Armenia

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India and Armenia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on High Impact Community Development Projects in Armenia with financial and technical assistance from India.

The MoU was signed at the 8th India-Armenia Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational Cooperation (IGC) held in Yerevan.

At the IGC, both sides discussed and reviewed the current state of cooperation in diverse fields such as trade, Investments, health, tourism, infrastructure, culture, connectivity, Information technology, agriculture, fintech and education.

A Mahatma Gandhi Auditorium was later inaugurated at the Yerevan State Medical University (VSMU) along with Dr Armen Muradyan Rector of the University. Secretary (West) paid floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.

The Indian community in Armenia consists largely of over 700 students pursuing medical education at Yerevan State Medical University, which currently is the only University permitted by the Ministry of Education of Armenia to teach medicine in English medium. Secretary (West) also interacted with Indian students studying at the YSML.

The 7th IGC was held in April 2016 and the 6th IGC and FOC were held in New Delhi on 25 September 2013.

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