ARMENIAN SPECIALISTS TAKING PART IN THE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO LUXOR TEMPLE
ARMENPRESS
March 5, 2009
YEREVAN, MARCH 5, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ambassador to Egypt
R. Karapetian visited Luxor on March 1, where he met with the members
of archeological expedition of the well known Amenhotep III temple. In
2007 the expedition signed a cooperation agreement with institute of
archeology and ethnography as well as the institute of area studies
of Armenian National Academy of Science, and the Armenian specialists
also took part in the works of the expedition during February-March
this year.
Media relations department of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told
Armenpress that during the meeting the ambassador got acquainted with
the activity of Armenian specialists and the importance of researches
conducted by them for the excavations.
R. Karapetian noted that involvement of Armenian specialists in this
project which is under the limelight of Egyptian government not only
has cultural but also a political importance. The ambassador wished
success to the expedition and promised to support their works.
On the same day R. Karapetian met with the governor of Luxor with
whom issues connected with establishment of relations between the
state and one of the Armenian provinces, promotion of tourism and
implementation of bilateral investment programs have been discussed.
In the evening the Armenian ambassador was present at the report of
the head of the mentioned archeological expedition, Egypt-Armenian
Hurik Suruzian which took place in Luxor museum.