THE ROLE OF ARMENIANS IN THE ECONOMY OF THE ARAB WORLD CONFERENCE HELD AT CAIRO UNIVERSITY

Noyan Tapan
March 30, 2010

CAIRO, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN. The third international conference
entitled "The Role of the Armenians in the Economy of the Arab World"
was held at the Center of Armenian Studies of Cairo University on
March 29-30.

The participants were welcomed by the Armenian Ambassador to Egypt
Armen Melkonian and the Director of the Center of Armenian Studies
Zeinab Abu Sinna who expressed their high opinion of the center’s
contribution to development of Armenian-Arab cooperation in the
spheres of science, education and culture.

Among the participants were about two dozen scholars from Egypt,
Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, and the United States. They gave reports on
the history of Armenian-Arab economic relations in various periods.

The speakers pointed out the exceptional role of Armenians in the
development of trade and different branches of the economy of the
Middle East. The center made a decision to publish a separate edition
of the conference materials.

The RA MFA Press and Information Department reported that following the
conference, the Armenian embassy in Cairo hosted an event attended by
the staff of Cairo University, the participants, and Egyptian Deputy
Minister of Education Muhammad Gaber.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress