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Armenia's President visits Byurakan Observatory - Photos
November 09, 2013 | 16:41
President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday paid a visit to Byurakan
Astrophysical Observatory Named After Viktor Hambardzumyan - the great
Armenian theoretical astrophysicist - of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) of Armenia.
The President got familiar with the renovation and upgrading carried
out at the observatory, and the working conditions of its
administrative building.
Sargsyan also toured the vacuum station of the observatory and
examined the Viktor Hambardzumyan Telescope. The President was
informed that the Armenian NAS Presidium had reached a decision to
upgrade this telescope.
According to the persons in charge of the observatory, ever since when
the latter was included in the list of Armenia's national values at
the beginning of this year and as a result of making respective
allocations to the budget of the observatory, an opportunity was
created to carry out considerable work and to upgrade its management
system. It was noted that the majority of the respective works is
completed.
http://news.am/eng/news/180039.html
From: Baghdasarian
November 09, 2013 | 16:41
President Serzh Sargsyan on Saturday paid a visit to Byurakan
Astrophysical Observatory Named After Viktor Hambardzumyan - the great
Armenian theoretical astrophysicist - of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS) of Armenia.
The President got familiar with the renovation and upgrading carried
out at the observatory, and the working conditions of its
administrative building.
Sargsyan also toured the vacuum station of the observatory and
examined the Viktor Hambardzumyan Telescope. The President was
informed that the Armenian NAS Presidium had reached a decision to
upgrade this telescope.
According to the persons in charge of the observatory, ever since when
the latter was included in the list of Armenia's national values at
the beginning of this year and as a result of making respective
allocations to the budget of the observatory, an opportunity was
created to carry out considerable work and to upgrade its management
system. It was noted that the majority of the respective works is
completed.
http://news.am/eng/news/180039.html
From: Baghdasarian