Armenian President and first lady met with top high school students

PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan and his spouse Rita Sargsyan received Monday Armenia's top high school students who participated in the composition contest titled "Who if not Me". The contest was launched by RA Ministry of Education and Science early in December.



Congratulating the winners, President said, "May 2010 mark your first serious victories during your university entrance exams. I am sure you'll be a success.".



"The most important thing I saw in your compositions was patriotism and belief in future. I am sure you'll become good personalities and citizens," Mr. Sargsyan added.



Armenian leader gifted to the students Grigor Narekati's Book of Sadness and Orange telecom's number package.



The first lady, for her part, expressed hope that such contests and events would bear traditional nature.



Let's note that this year there were 138 school medal winners in Armenia.
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