Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Zhanna Andreasyan, met Lithuania’s Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Raminta Popoviene, on the sidelines of the 19th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport in the Principality of Monaco.

The Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport announced this in a statement.

The ministers discussed opportunities to develop and expand cooperation between the two countries in sport, education and science.

In sport, the discussions covered exchanges of experience in sports policy and governance, as well as transparency in sports organisations. In this context, the ministers stressed the importance of establishing and strengthening direct links between sporting bodies.

They also discussed preparations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup planned in Armenia in 2029, focusing particularly on the construction and management of stadiums and related infrastructure and highlighting the importance of exchanging international experience.

The meeting also addressed expanding partnerships between universities, promoting academic mobility and implementing joint educational programmes. In science, the participants discussed opportunities to expand cooperation through Erasmus+ programmes.

The meeting was attended by Khoren Zargaryan, Director of the Sports Management Centre; Arpine Gevorgyan, adviser to Armenia’s Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport; and Giedrius Grybauskas, Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Sport.