EX-PRESIDENT OF RA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE APPOINTED ADVISER OF PRIME MINISTER
Yerevan, April 10. ArmInfo. Ex-president of the RA National Academy
of Science (RA NAS), Fadey Sargsyan is appointed Adviser of Armenian
Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. The prime minister announced the
news at a sitting of the RA NAS Presidium, Monday.
The academicians expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of definite
orders and terms for NAS President office. They were most of all
concerned over the adequate financing of the NAS infrastructures. RA
NAS ex-president stated that at his 82 he is no longer able to be as
useful for the Academy and science as before.
In his turn, Prime Minister Margaryan explained that F. Sargsyan’s
resignation was received yet on April 3. He did not connect the
resignation with the allegations of the academician, Director of NAS
Fundamental Library Anry Nersisyan against F. Sargsyan. Before the
new election of NAS President to be held shortly, the premier said,
the academician and mathematician Sergey Hambartsoumyan will act
as NAS President. A general assembly of NAS will convene on April
12 to discuss reforms of the scientific sphere and to determine the
date of the new elections of NAS President, academicians and member-
correspondent. The last elections of member-correspondents were 6
years ago, those of academicians – 10 years ago.
Prime Minister Margaryan advised academicians not to connect the
elections of academicians and member-correspondents with the reforms
in the sphere of science. Whereas, he connected the election of NAS
President directly with the reforms as, in his words, the academy
structures must report on the work carried out and on plans to the
Government.