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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
375010 Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
Fax: +37410. 562543
Email: [email protected]
www.armeniaforeignministry.am
PRESS RELEASE
05-05-2006
'Mesrop Mashtots and the Armenian Alphabet' Conference at Oxford University
On April 28, a conference entitled 'Mesrop Mashtots and the Armenian
Alphabet' was held at Exeter College of Oxford University.
Theo M. van Lint, Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies
at Oxford University, Dr. Joseph J. S. Weitenberg, Chair of Armenian
Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, Dr. Vrej Nersessian,
Head of the Christian Middle East Collection Section of the British
Library, Erna Shirinyan, Head of the Manuscripts Division of Yerevan's
Matenadaran, and others delivered speeches at the Conference.
Vahe Gabrielian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, opened the
Conference. In his speech, he stressed the role of the Alphabet in the
History of Armenia and in the formation of the identity of the Armenian
nation, as well as its political significance and lessons learned.
>From March 20 till April 30, an exhibition of medieval Armenian
manuscripts and printed books was held at the Bodleian Library of
Oxford University, with specimens of the 11-18th centuries.
Oxford's Armenian collection dates back to 1635. Calouste Gulbenkian
Chair of Armenian Studies at Oxford University was founded in 1965.
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PRESS AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
375010 Telephone: +37410. 544041 ext 202
Fax: +37410. 562543
Email: [email protected]
www.armeniaforeignministry.am
PRESS RELEASE
05-05-2006
'Mesrop Mashtots and the Armenian Alphabet' Conference at Oxford University
On April 28, a conference entitled 'Mesrop Mashtots and the Armenian
Alphabet' was held at Exeter College of Oxford University.
Theo M. van Lint, Calouste Gulbenkian Professor of Armenian Studies
at Oxford University, Dr. Joseph J. S. Weitenberg, Chair of Armenian
Studies at the University of Leiden, Netherlands, Dr. Vrej Nersessian,
Head of the Christian Middle East Collection Section of the British
Library, Erna Shirinyan, Head of the Manuscripts Division of Yerevan's
Matenadaran, and others delivered speeches at the Conference.
Vahe Gabrielian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, opened the
Conference. In his speech, he stressed the role of the Alphabet in the
History of Armenia and in the formation of the identity of the Armenian
nation, as well as its political significance and lessons learned.
>From March 20 till April 30, an exhibition of medieval Armenian
manuscripts and printed books was held at the Bodleian Library of
Oxford University, with specimens of the 11-18th centuries.
Oxford's Armenian collection dates back to 1635. Calouste Gulbenkian
Chair of Armenian Studies at Oxford University was founded in 1965.