ARMENIA, FRANCE SIGN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN SCIENCE

ARKA
Jan 21, 2009

YEREVAN, January 21. /ARKA/. The RA Ministry of Education and Science
and the National Center of Scientific Researches of France (Centre
National des Rechercher Scientifiques – CNRS) signed an agreement
on cooperation in Paris, ARKA News Agency was told at the Armenian
Foreign Ministry on Wednesday.

The Armenian side was represented by Chairman of State Commission
of Science Samvel Harutyunyan, and the French side was represented
by CNRS President Catherine Bréchignac and Director General of the
Centre Arnold Migus.

The agreement is aimed at improving bilateral cooperation in the
field of science.

The agreement provides for exchanging scientists of the two
countries, implementation of joint scientific and research programs,
organization of joints scientific conferences and seminars. CNRS means
for international cooperation will be used for these aims, including
international programs on scientific cooperation, joint international
labs and international scientific and research groups. The programs
will be implemented by means of the two sides.

At the meeting before signing the agreement the sides expressed
satisfaction with bilateral scientific cooperation between the two
countries over a long period of time.

The sides attached most importance to the sectors of molecular physics,
chemistry, mathematics, humanities and social sciences.

CNRS is a state scientific and rese arch organization under Ministry
of Education and Science of France. The Centers works include all
sectors of science and technologies.

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