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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Armenia wants to open a Center of Armenian Studies at one of Kazakhstan’s universities, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.
Andreasyan was part of President Khachaturyan’s delegation during the visit to Kazakhstan.
Speaking with Armenpress, Andreasyan said the Armenian Culture Days events held in Kazakhstan will enable the Kazakh society to have a better understanding about the contemporary Armenian culture.
“This is not a one-time event, we’ve had many interesting events in the past too. We’ve been actively celebrating the birth anniversaries of Kazakh poets. We have a Kazakh Center in the Yerevan State University where relevant translations are done. In addition, we plan to open a Center of Armenian Studies in one of the universities in Kazakhstan, we are now discussing this,” Andreasyan told Armenpress.
The reciprocal events carried out by the two countries are aimed at presenting each other’s culture and raising awareness among the people.
“In this context I attach great importance to the fact that the Armenian Culture Days events held in Kazakhstan are held as part of the celebrations marking the 100th anniversaries of birth of Charles Aznavour and Sergei Parajanov. The cultural heritage presented here is of global significance,” the minister said.
She added that the Kazakh side is very interested in the Kipchak-language manuscripts stored in Matenadaran.
“During the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s visit to Armenia he also visited the Matenadaran and got acquainted with the manuscripts. We are now forming a joint scientific group to study the manuscripts,” Andreasyan said.
The minister underscored the dynamics and potential for development of intercultural relations between Armenia and Kazakhstan, including in education, because the public administration academies of the two countries, the Yerevan State University, the Slavonic University of Armenia and other universities are actively cooperating with Kazakh educational institutions.