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Today educational reforms are needed in order to highlight the role of foreign languages. For that purpose the 3rd conference of teachers of German entitled “German- language of opportunities” has been held today. The event was organized by the Union of Teachers of German of Armenia, Embassy of Germany to Armenia, Chair of German of Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences, Embassies of Austria and Switzerland to Armenia. Eliza Ghazaryan, Vice President of the Union of Teachers of German of Armenia, told “A1+” that German in Armenia is one of the most important languages, though, during the recent years the number of learners of German has decreased, “It is conditioned by boom of the English language, but on the way to the EU integration, I think, we cannot ignore German. Such events are continues for us. This conference differs from previous two that the Armenian side tried to hold it; the previous two conferences were held by Goethe Institute. She says that German is mainly taught in the regional schools, in Gegharkunik marz, Artik and in only 4-5 schools of Yerevan, “The reason is that German is on good bases in regions, but the interest in German has decreased also in regions. Formerly German was more in demand, though, now the interest in German is increasing at universities. I am Head of Chair of German at Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences and I should say that annually 50 students learn German as their first foreign language. The number of students, who learn German as their 2nd or 3rd language is also increasing. It means that people start realizing the role and importance of German in their career and professional growth.” Parallel to the conference the exhibition of literature from 7 German educational and information centers was underway.