ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 21 2005
OUR VISIT TO ARMENIA EFFECTIVE: EMIR OF SHARJA
YEREVAN, September 21. /ARKA/. The visit paid to Armenia by a
delegation of the Emirate of Sharja, UAE, has been effective, Emir of
Sharja Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Kasimi stated during his visit to the
Yerevan Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. The visit has been
effective, especially from the point of view of establishing
cooperation with academic circles, as well as in the cultural and
economic spheres, he said. “It is, of course, the beginning, and we
hope that we will develop our cooperation and consolidate our
friendship,” the Sharja Emir said. According to him, next week a
special delegation of the Emirate is to visit Armenia to thoroughly
discuss the issues discussed during the current visit.
Pointing out that his visit has coincided with the 14th anniversary
of Armenia’s independence, Al-Kasimi congratulated the Armenia people
on the occasion. “I wish that Armenia overcome all its difficulties
from this day and easily follow the way of development,” he said.
During the visit to the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Director of
the Institute Ser Arevshatyan presented the Sharja Emir with the work
entitled “Treatment of Horses” by the Assyrian scientist of the 13th
century Faraj in ancient Armenian and German. According to
Arevshatyan the present is the consideration of the Emir’s love of
this field of science. Arevshatyan added that although Faraj was an
Assyrian, he was a representative of Arab scientific thought, and the
Armenian translation of his book is evidence of Armenian-Arabian
scientific and cultural relations.Arevshatyaan also stressed that the
visit to Matenadaran contributes to these relations. P.T. -0–