 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 As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
