Armenia partook in conference of European Astronomical Society in Switzerland

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Armenia has participated in the conference of the European Astronomical Society, which was held in Switzerland. The Armenian Astronomical Society informed "Armenpress" that the conference of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) took place in Switzerland. The EAS leaders, heads of astronomical societies of European countries and representatives of other European scientific organizations attended the c conference. Such conferences were held also in 2008 in Holland and in 2012 in Switzerland. The goal of this meeting was to sum up the results of the last year, discuss future plans, continue active cooperation with national organizations, as well as to reinforce the leading role of the European astronomy.

The co-founder of Armenian Astronomical Society Areg Mirakyan took part in the conference and delivered a report. His report was devoted to the activities of the Armenian Astronomical Society during 2012 and to the possible ways of cooperation between the EAS and Armenian Astronomical Society.

Heads of astronomical societies from Austria, Spain, Italy, Greece, Great Britain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, and France delivered reports on the current state of astronomy in different countries.