 Armenia's new Israel envoy speaks 10 languages December 29, 2021 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's new ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian speaks 10 languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Coptic, according to his LinkedIn bio. Akopian is multilingual – UN certified in English, French and Arabic; native speaker of Armenian and Russian; fluent in Hebrew; excellent command of Latin, Aramaic and Coptic; advancing in Portuguese. He is a career diplomat with 30 years of experience in international relations, international security, international humanitarian cooperation and human rights, as well as 31 years of experience in academic research and professorship, with a PhD in Semitic philology. Akopian has introduced Hebrew and Syriac/Aramaic studies to the University of Yerevan, Armenia, as well as authored numerous papers and three major books: "Modern Hebrew", "Classical Syriac" and "Introduction to Aramaic and Syriac Studies".   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 |  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”. |
