President receives Pan-Armenian scientific conference participants

President Serzh Sargsyan received participants of the Pan-Armenian scientific conference due on September 21-23 in Yerevan, among them renowned Armenian scientists from the US, Russia, Japan, Denmark, Germany, Spain and several other countries.

Held under the RA President-supported Young Scientists Support Program, the conference is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Welcoming the scientists, the President congratulated them on the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. Serzh Sargsyan stressed the importance of holding the conference in Armenian capital Yerevan with the participation of well-known Armenian scientists representing almost all the fields of fundamental research.

According to the President, events like that provide a good opportunity to not only bring together Armenian scientists from all over the world, but also to use their experience and contacts in order to properly represent young scientists of Armenian descent on international platforms and keep in touch with the development trends in modern science.

The scientists in attendance shared with the President their impressions and expectations of the conference. Serzh Sargsyan answered the questions of interest to scientists, outlining the main directions of State policy in the field of education and science. In particular, the President dwelt on the programs aimed at providing additional incentives in support of young researchers’ activities.

The Armenian scientists and the President exchanged views on ways of making joint efforts to help promote the development of science and education in our country.