DeFacto Agency, Armenia
March 10 2007

OBSERVATORY OPENED IN NAGORNO-KARABAGH

An observatory opened in the Artsakh State University.
The Nagorno-Karabagh Republic President Arkady Ghoukassian, National
Assembly Chair Ashot Gulian, PM Anoushavan Danielian, MPs and
government’s members participated in the opening ceremony.
According to Artsakh State University rector Hamlet Grigorian, the
establishment of the observatory in the Nagorno-Karabagh is an
unprecedented event.
`’The students will use the observatory, and, undoubtedly, in 21st
century we’ll have several famous scientists-astronomers”, Hamlet
Grigorian stated.
During a year the observatory will be provided with visual aids for
sightseers and students. In the future scientific works will be
carried out here, the NKR MFA Press Centre reports.