 New souvenir sheet marks 350th anniv. of first printed Bible in Armenian November 15, 2016 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A souvenir sheet with 1 postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Religion. 350th anniversary of the First Bible in Armenian printed by Voskan Yerevantsi” was cancelled in the hall of the Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam on Sunday, November 13. The stamp depicts the first printed Bible in Armenian language, while the souvenir sheet bears an illustration from the Book of Genesis picturing the Creation of the World. The official cancellation of the souvenir sheet was attended by the Ambassador of Armenia to the Netherlands Dzyunik Aghajanyan, Member of the Christian Party in the Dutch Parliament Joel Voordewind, president of the board of the University of Amsterdam Geert ten Dam, the Vicar of the Patriarchal Delegate of Western Europe in the Netherlands, Father Aren Shahinian, the director of Saint Grigor Narekatsi School Vahan Avagyan (Surp Hoki Armenian Apostolic Church Amsterdam) and the Acting Chief Executive Officer of HayPost CJSC Haik Avagyan.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
