 Armenia's new Israel envoy speaks 10 languages December 29, 2021 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's new ambassador to Israel Arman Akopian speaks 10 languages, including Hebrew, Latin and Coptic, according to his LinkedIn bio. Akopian is multilingual – UN certified in English, French and Arabic; native speaker of Armenian and Russian; fluent in Hebrew; excellent command of Latin, Aramaic and Coptic; advancing in Portuguese. He is a career diplomat with 30 years of experience in international relations, international security, international humanitarian cooperation and human rights, as well as 31 years of experience in academic research and professorship, with a PhD in Semitic philology. Akopian has introduced Hebrew and Syriac/Aramaic studies to the University of Yerevan, Armenia, as well as authored numerous papers and three major books: "Modern Hebrew", "Classical Syriac" and "Introduction to Aramaic and Syriac Studies".   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
