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ARMENIAN THEME AT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF ALEXANDRIA
ARMENPRESS
19:46, 28 September, 2011
The fourth international scientific conference on the history of book
printing in the Middle East launched its works September 27 in the
renowned Library of Alexandria. Seventy-five specialists from nearly
20 countries of the world, including Egypt, Armenia, the USA, France,
the Netherlands, the Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Italy, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, Azerbaijan, participate in the conference.
Press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told
Armenpress that taking into consideration the 500th anniversary of
Armenian book printing in 2012 and the circumstance of proclamation of
Yerevan a World Book Capital by UNESCO, Armenia had a special status
of an honorary guest at the conference.
In his welcoming speech Director of the Library of Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin referred to the historical path of Armenia,
Armenian-Egyptian warm and traditional ties. He specially stressed
the Armenians' role in development of book printing in Egypt,
simultaneously attaching importance to world-spread Armenians'
outstanding contribution to their scientific-cultural life.
Ambassador Melkonyan expressed gratitude to the organizers of the
scientific conference on behalf of the RA Ministry of Culture for
giving a central place to the Armenian theme. The first two sessions
of the scientific conference were fully dedicated to the tradition
and history of the Armenian book printing.
Within the framework of the three-day scientific conference an
exhibition of the originals of Armenian old-model books selected
from the collections of two important scientific and cultural
establishments - Matenadaran and Museum of Literature and Art, was
held in the Library of Alexandria.
ARMENPRESS
19:46, 28 September, 2011
The fourth international scientific conference on the history of book
printing in the Middle East launched its works September 27 in the
renowned Library of Alexandria. Seventy-five specialists from nearly
20 countries of the world, including Egypt, Armenia, the USA, France,
the Netherlands, the Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Italy, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, Azerbaijan, participate in the conference.
Press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told
Armenpress that taking into consideration the 500th anniversary of
Armenian book printing in 2012 and the circumstance of proclamation of
Yerevan a World Book Capital by UNESCO, Armenia had a special status
of an honorary guest at the conference.
In his welcoming speech Director of the Library of Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin referred to the historical path of Armenia,
Armenian-Egyptian warm and traditional ties. He specially stressed
the Armenians' role in development of book printing in Egypt,
simultaneously attaching importance to world-spread Armenians'
outstanding contribution to their scientific-cultural life.
Ambassador Melkonyan expressed gratitude to the organizers of the
scientific conference on behalf of the RA Ministry of Culture for
giving a central place to the Armenian theme. The first two sessions
of the scientific conference were fully dedicated to the tradition
and history of the Armenian book printing.
Within the framework of the three-day scientific conference an
exhibition of the originals of Armenian old-model books selected
from the collections of two important scientific and cultural
establishments - Matenadaran and Museum of Literature and Art, was
held in the Library of Alexandria.