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WFTGA International Training Centre Yerevan Armenia
Train the Trainer Courses 2016
Opening and Inauguration of the 3rd WFTGA International Training Centre in Armenia:
In various travels and exchange of mails, with the sponsorship of German Society of International Cooperation GmbH – GIZ and the major support of the Ministry of Economy of the Armenian Republic, President and Vice President of WFTGA (replacing the Secretary for health reasons) signed the contract in December 2014 in Yerevan.
The first Training Course in English and Russian started the same day and had as Lead Trainer Ivana Curuvija with International Trainers Rita Navoyan and Naira Sukiasyan. All were supported by our colleagues, LIT Iris Barry and IT Gennadiy Chudnovets to moderate. It should be the start into a range of various courses across borders to develop the new market in this section of the European Continent.
We look forward to exiting times.
Events included:
Svetlana Sargsyan - PP, Liane Gregorian - PP, Ivana Curuvija - LIT, Ara Petrosyan - Deputy Counsellor for Ministry, Roza Atanesyan - NT, FW - Pres, WS - Vice, Lia Bakhshynian President AGG
Two Past President and the President in office of AGG are sitting around the dinner table: on many occasions WFTGA saw the efforts not only of our colleagues in Armenia, but also of the responsible Ministers and Deputies; with great respect WFTGA acknowledges the support of former Deputy Minister Ara Petrosyan, in this photograph all are celebrating the result.
Signing the Cooperation between AGG and WFTGA in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia: President of Armenian Guide Guild BSc Lia Bakhshynian, Mrs. Susanna Aslizadyan - the lead specialist of Tourism Department at Ministry of Economy , Mr. Arman Khachaturyan- Chief Executive Officer National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, WFTGA President Felicitas Wressnig; Mr. Avetisyan Sergey - Deputy Minister at Ministry of Economy of RA, WFTGA Vice President Wilja Siebe; Mr. Apresyan Mekhak - Head of Tourism Department at Ministry of Economy of RA; Anush Babayan – the specialist of Tourism Department at Ministry of Economy
The Armenian Ministry of Economy prepared the public signature of the WFTGA – AGG contract and finalized with a press conference.
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