Armenia member of UNESCO International Bureau of Education

At the 36^th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Armenia was elected a member of the Organization's International Bureau of Education.

The country's name was in electoral group II which included the states in Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet republics.

Three other countries - Bulgaria, Slovakia and Latvia - had applied for membership. Armenia won a seat with 108 votes.

Karine Harutyunyan, a deputy minister of education and science, will represent the country in the Bureau.