MATENADARAN HEAD RESIGNS

ARMENPRESS
May 25 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 25, ARMENPRESS: A long time director of Matenadaran
Institute of Old Manuscripts Sen Arevshatian resigned today
after reaching the age limit set for heads of state-run research
institutions.

The farewell ceremony was attended by education minister Levon
Mkrtchian who thanked Sen Arevshatian for managing the biggest research
institute dealing with Armenian-language manuscripts for 25 years.

Sen Arevshatian will be included into the management board of the
Institute. During these 25 years it has obtained 1000 new manuscripts.

The new director of Matenadaran will be elected by secret ballot from
a pool of applicants. The procedure will be managed by the education
and science ministry.