  NKR leader meets experts to discuss planetarium construction October 21, 2012 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 21, Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met with Gagik Israelian, a professor at the Institute of Astrophysics of Canary Islands and European Northern Observatory,and Diaspora architect Michel Movsessian to discuss construction of a planetarium in Artsakh. President Sahakyanstressed the importance of the initiative noting that a planetarium would substantially contributeto the development of education and science in NKR. Mr. Sahakyan also noted the significance of benefitting from the experience of developedcountries and using the Diaspora potential in implementation of the initiative. NKR deputy PM Arthur Aghabekyan and other officials also attended the meeting, the CentralInformation Department at Artsakh President’s Office reported. Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
