World champion Youri Djorkaeff in Armenia’s Vanadzor (PHOTOS)

By Samvel Sukiasyan from Vanadzor

World and Europe champion Youri Djorkaeff participates in the closing ceremony of the Armenia Engineering Week event at the Vanadzor Technological Center. The world-famous footballer is a special guest at the event.

“Everyone knows that I am an Armenian and I am proud of it. I am very happy to be in Vanadzor,” he said. “The minister told me about the development of high technologies in Armenia and we saw what a great potential we have.”

“We want to see the same in football where we have Mkhitaryan, but that's not enough.

My advice is set great goals and reach them. This is the first precondition for success,” he said.

Vanadzor Technological Center promotes information technology development in Vanadzor and region.

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