PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND LATVIA ATTEND FESTIVE EVENT DEDICATED TO 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MATENADARAN’S FOUNDATION

Noyan Tapan
Dec 9, 2009

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. A festive event dedicated to the
50th anniversary of the foundation of the Matenadaran – the Armenian
Repository of Ancient Manuscripts – took place in Yerevan on December
9. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Latvian President Valdis
Zatlers, who is on a three-day state visit to Armenia, participated
in the event.

Director of the Matenadaran Hrachia Tamrazian stated that with the
donation of businessman Sergey Hambartsumian, the Matenadaran will
soon grow into a new scientific research complex to be three times
as large as the current one.

The Catholios of All Armenians Karekin II expressed satisfaction at
the fact that the country’s authorities take care of the Matenadaran
with its great legacy of translations, scientific and literary works.