Armenia

Official relations

Joined UNESCO: 9 June 1992

Head of State and/or Government in relation with UNESCO

Président de la République: Son Exc. M. Serge SARGSYAN
Premier ministre: Son Exc. M. Tigran SARGSYAN

Permanent Delegation to UNESCO

H. E. Mr Charles Aznavour
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate (1/10/1995)

Permanent Delegation of Armenia to UNESCO
Ambassade d'Arménie 9, rue Viète 75017 PARIS
Telephone: 01.42.12.98.00
Fax: 01.42.12.98.03
E-mail: ambarmen@wanadoo.fr

National Commission for UNESCO

President: Mr. Edward Nalbandyan *
Secretary-General: Mr Vahram Kazhoyan

Armenian National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2, Government House Republic Square 0010 YEREVAN ARMENIA
Telephone: (374-10) 54-40-41 (Ext. 212)
Fax: (374-10) 54-39-25
E-mail: k.mehrabekyan@mfa.am; s.melkonian@mfa.am
Web site: http://www.unesco.am

Celebration of anniversaries

Seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of the Armenian artist Sergei Paradjanov (9 January 1999).

Centenary of the birth of the Armenian painter and sculptor Ervand Kotchar (1998).

One thousand seven hundredth anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as the State religion in Armenia (17 June 2001)

1000th anniversary of the creation of Grigor Narekatsi’s “Book of Lamentations” (2003)

100th anniversary of the birth of Aram Khachaturyan (2003)

1,600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet (2005)

100th anniversary of the birth of Jean Carzou (Garnik Zoulumian), painter (1907-2000) (2007)

100th anniversary of the birth of Norair Sisakyan, scientist (1907-1966) (2007)

100th anniversary of the birth of Victor Hambardzumyan, astronomer and astrophysicist (1908-1996) Supported by the Russian Federation (2008)

100th anniversary of the birth of William Saroyan, writer (1908-1981) (2008)

800th anniversary of the birth of Toros Roslin, manuscript illuminator (1210-1270) (2010)

1600th anniversary of the birth of Movses Khorenatsi, historian (c. 410-493) (2010)