Arminfo, Armenia Oct 13 2018 International scientific conference "From the Baltic to the Black Sea: Armenians in cultural, economic and political processes" will be held in Yerevan Yerevan October 12 From October 15 to October 18, 2018, the International Scientific Conference "From the Baltic to the Black Sea: Armenians in cultural, economic and political processes" will be held in Yerevan, the forum organizers told ArmInfo. This scientific forum will be the fourth in a series of similar events organized on the initiative and with the direct participation of the Foundation for the Development and Support of Armenian Studies "ANIV". During the conference, it is planned to study the experience of interaction of Armenians with other peoples of the region from the Baltic to the Black Sea in a wide historical and geographical context, examine Armenia's relations with the countries of the region and evaluate the role of Armenian communities in the history of the region in the past and at the present stage. The problematic field of the conference includes key issues of relations between Armenians with other nations and various ethno-confessional groups; contacts between Armenians and the peoples of the region in the context of the history of the Armenian diaspora; Armenian contribution to the culture, science and art of the peoples of the region; the participation of Armenians in military conflicts in the region; relations of Armenia with the countries of the region during the Soviet period; international cooperation of Armenia and the countries of the region at the present stage; problems of source study and historiography of a common historical and cultural heritage, etc. More than 60 researchers from Austria, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, USA, Ukraine, France will take part in the conference. In addition to the ANIV Foundation, the organizers of the conference include the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts named after Mesrop Mashtots Matenadaran, the Polish Academy of Knowledge, the Russian-Armenian University, the State Institute of Art Studies Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Faculty of History of Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov, Faculty of History of Belarus who state university. The opening ceremony of the conference will be held on October 15, 2018 at the Mesrop Mashtots "Matenadaran" Research Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. Registration is from 9.15 to 10.00, the beginning of the opening ceremony at 10.00. Contact details: Anna Galstyan, +374 55 22 22 83, [email protected]