Byurakan observatory to host seminar dedicated to Anania ShirakatsiJune 19, 2011 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By decision of the Armenian government and UNESCO, 2012 will be declared the year the prominent Armenian mathematician, astronomer and geographer, Anania Shirakatsi, to honor his 1400th birthday. The main event of the year will be a scientific conference to be held at Armenia's Byurakan observatory, which will focus of Shirakatsi's astrological works as well as the country's astrological monuments. As preparation for the event, Byurakan observatory will host a seminar on July 12-13, 2011, on the initiative of professor Hrach Martirosyan of Leiden University. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |