"HAY DAT SUPPORT" BOOK DEDICATED TO 145th ANNIVERSARY OF FRIDTJOF NANSEN PUBLISHED

Noyan Tapan
Oct 23 2006

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The series of the 10-day events
dedicated to the 145th anniversary of Norwegian scientist, polar
explorer, humanist, Armenian people’s great friend Fridtjof Nansen
closed on October 20 with the presentation of the book entitled "Hay
Dat Support." Feliks Bakhchian, the book author, the Chairman of the
"Fridtjof Nansen" fund mentioned that historian Makich Arzoumanian
wrote "Nansen and Armenia" the first volumnous work dedicated to
the prominent scientist. This book yeild the previous one by his
volume, and the author attempted to arise Nansen’s humane spurs and
international activity in that sphere from what his impartiality in the
issue of the Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) arises. The author touched upon
in his book Fridtjof Nansen’s idea that the Hay Dat is a possibility
for the mankind’s cleaning.

F.Bakhchinian also stated that the "Nansen and Armenia" film will be
shot soon. To recap, after the 1915 Armenian Genocide, with efforts
of the great humanist, 320 thousand Armenians got Nansen passports
and were able to find refuge in 52 countries of the world.