Dear friends,

the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria has the pleasure and honor to inform you that within the framework of the procedure for the recruitment of project proposals announced in the summer of 2022 for the provision of grant-in-aid for the implementation of projects in the field of cooperation with the Republic of Armenia in 2023,  the embassy received over 35 forms from non-governmental organizations, educational institutions and medical facilities. Each of the applied projects was of high social value and fully met the standards and criteria announced by the embassy.

In the month of December, after approval by the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, Ambassador Mr. Kalin Anastasov signed four Agreements for the provision of grant-in-aid. The projects selected for funding in 2023 are:

1. "Construction of ARMAT engineering laboratory" with beneficiary 131 school Peyo Yavorov - city of Yerevan;
2. "Building a favorable environment and effective state support tools in various economic sectors to contribute to sustainable development and long-term employment of small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia" with the beneficiary Republican Union of Employers of Armenia;
3. "Improving the quality of education through sustainable innovative technologies" with the beneficiary National Polytechnic University of Armenia;
4. "Provision of Medical Diagnostic Equipment and Consumables for Cancer Screening" with beneficiary National Oncology Center at RA Ministry of Health.

The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria wishes the beneficiaries success in the implementation of their projects, as we are confident that they will contribute to increasing the quality of secondary and higher education, will increase the level of health care for citizens and will help the economic development of Armenia.

The Government of the Republic of Bulgaria in the future also will continue to support the efforts of Armenian state and municipal institutions, the non-governmental sector and economic entities to implement projects in the fields of:

- Ensuring universal health coverage and access to quality health services;

- Ensuring inclusive and quality education, including by improving school infrastructure;

- Development of quality and sustainable local infrastructure;

- Preservation of cultural diversity and promotion of intercultural understanding;

- Strengthening the rule of law, good governance and administrative capacity.