Armenian Minister of Education and Science Spartak Seyranyan awarded diplomas to educationalists on the Native Language Day celebrated in Armenia on March 2.

Among those awarded were: NKR Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Lernik Hakobyan, RA Ministry of Education State Language Inspection Vice Chairman Marine Hovyan, "Hayrenik yev Spyurk" (Homeland-Diaspora) TV program author and presenter Alina Khatchatryan, N6 Vagharshapat School Director, teacher of the Armenian Language and Literature Gayane Safaryan, Aragatsotn Regional Administration Staff Head Hrachya Gevorgyan, RA People's Artist and singer Susanna Safaryan, ESU Armenian Philology Department Dean, PhD Artsrun Avagyan, teacher of the Armenian Language and Literature at Tavush Region Choratan secondary school Marietta Lazaryan.

Commendations were also awarded to the State Language Inspection Administrative Violations department Head at the RA Ministry of Education Lilit Harutyunyan, State Language Inspection Control department at RA Ministry of Education Yesai Tadevosyan, Head Librarian of Yerevan State Children's Library after Khnko Aper Maria Koshkakaryan.

"We're trying to preserve our native language in the fast-changing world of modern values and this is the mission to be accomplished by every one of us. Please accept my thanks and congratulations for the work performed," Spartak Seyranyan said, adding that the efforts of the educationalists, scientific and cultural workers make preservation of the native language in Armenia possible.