NEW KINDERGARTEN OPENS IN DILIJAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS:Nani Oskanian, the spouse of foreign minister Vartan Oskanian, wives of foreign diplomats working in Armenia and Ralph Yerikian, CEO of VivaCell cell phone provider, traveled today to the resort town of Dilijan in Tavush province to take part in the reopening of a repaired kindergarten there. The repair was funded by VivaCell. The project was initiated by a non- government organization-Children are First, chaired by Mrs. Nani Oskanian. A total of 41 million Drams were spent on the complete overhaul of the kindergarten. Mrs. Oskanian said the kindergarten will have a computer center and besides the children will be taught a foreign language. “This building stood idle for years and was ran-down. We asked Dilijan authorities to allow us to remodel it into a children development center. This building will serve also as a summer camp for Diaspora children visiting Armenia,” she said. The furniture was donated by a Los Angeles-based Hayrenik (homeland) Union.