Armen Sarkissian: I am dreaming of the day when Armenia will once again become a superpower in the area of astrophysics

President Armen Sarkissian participated today at the closing ceremony of the High Energy Phenomenon Around Abnormal Black Holes international conference which took place in Matenadaran.

The President of Armenia thanked the organizers of the conference and noted that Armenia continues to be a leading state in the area of astrophysics. “I am dreaming of the day when Armenia will once again become a superpower in the area of astrophysics. I believe that day will come. Certainly, to achieve that goal we need to work hard here in Armenia and to strengthen our relations and cooperation worldwide,”

President Sarkissian noted. Speaking as a theoretical physicist, Armen Sarkissian said that the community of theoretical physicists always believed in the existence of black holes. Pointing to the recently published image of a black hole, Armen Sarkissian noted, “I always believed that one day we would see it. However, the truth is that this is a huge step from the viewpoint of general physics and space, as well as from the viewpoint of our knowledge about ourselves.

This opens new doors for development. Looking at this image as an individual, I can say that this black hole is simply magnificent. But as a person who spent part of his life in business and politics, and public life, I would like to share with you some of my observations on the notion that black holes exist not only in space. They exist in public life, in economic behavior.

Sometimes, economic resources and finances disappear in those black holes. It is very difficult to understand where they are. They also exist in public life. As a physicist, I have found out that social life is as complicated as the universe. I have discovered another interesting phenomenon, i.e. laws of nature and physics are applicable also for the explanation of social behavior. It is odd, but it works. I have spent quite some time to study this phenomenon.”

President Sarkissian expressed confidence that from now on the future is not only in astrophysics but in our everyday life, it will be tied to science and new technological achievements. “This is the reason that from day one of becoming president, I am preaching that this country has potential to become one of the leading countries of the world. Since I am confident that today we are dealing with a world in which the greatest achievements of the 21st century – in theoretical physics, chemistry, biology, or other sciences, become tools for research.

Because the world has entered a new era, everyone will have more or less the same opportunities. And even a small country, such as Armenia, if focuses properly and looks into the basic needs such as education, science, new technologies and utilizes the best technologies available in the world, will have the opportunity to become one of the leaders. Sometimes small can be wonderful,” President Armen Sarkissian said.