ARMENIA, BELARUS MARKING A NEW START FOR COOPERATION

Panorama.am
18/05/2010

President Serzh Sargsyan today received the President of the Academy
of Sciences of Belarus, Mikhail Myasnikovich, President’s press
office reported.

Note that the Armenian and Belarusian National Academies of Sciences
signed a cooperation agreement May 17.

Greeting the guest, President Sargsyan said the Armenian-Belarusian
scientific ties have a serious history. "We all remember the successful
cooperation between the Academies of Sciences of the two countries in
Soviet times. Unfortunately, the ties were broken after the collapse
of the USSR. However, I’m sure that we are marking a new start for
cooperation," President Sargsyan said.

President of the Academy of Sciences of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich
noted that people in his country have a warm attitude towards Armenia
and the Armenian people. "The two peoples have much in common – we
both create everything with our own intellect, strength and diligent
work," he noted.

The parties exchanged views on the opportunities of development of
science in the two countries, noting that the agreement signed between
the Academies of Sciences of Armenia and Belarus opens new perspectives
for cooperation between the scientific circles of the two countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress