FIVE FRENCH ASTRONOMERS TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA

ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
YEREVAN

Conference of Armenian and French astronomers will take place September
21-25 in Byurakan Observatory after Victor Hambardzumyan. Director
of the Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan told Armenpress that five
astronomers from France will take part in the conference and present
the achievements of their country in astronomy as well as the events
organized in France in the sidelines of "International Astronomy
Year". During the meeting issues on development of astronomy in
Armenia and development of cooperation between the two countries in
the sphere will be discussed.

UNESCO declared the year of 2009 International Astronomy Year the
goal of which is to make astronomy available to different clusters
of the society.