IAS Deputy director, Mher Hovhannisyan Head of Department of Genocide Studies, Varuzhan Poghosyan
Senior researcher of the department of Armenian-Ottoman relations, Alexander Safaryan Head of the Laboratory of Archeological Research, Hayk Avetisyan

The session № 2/2016 of the Academic Council of the Institute for Armenian Studies was held in the hall of the Academic Council of Yerevan State University on February 29, 2016. 2015 report of IAS, upcoming participation in conferences, as well as in the conferences organized by other scientific and educational institutions, allocation of PhD studentships by IAS, publication of the monograph entitled “Culture of Khachkars of Aragatsotn and Kotayk in IX-XIII centuries” by the senior researcher of the Laboratory of Archeological Research, T. Vatanesova  and other issues were on the agenda of the session.

IAS deputy director Mher Hovhannisyan, the head of the Laboratory of Archeological Research, Hayk Avetisyan delivered their reports. Some observations and questions were made by the head of Department of Genocide Studies, Varuzhan Poghosyan, head of the Department of Armenian-Ottoman relations, Lusine Sahakyan and senior researcher Alexander Safaryan. They put forward some issues which according to YSU Rector Aram Simonyan, require short time solutions. All the topics and problems presented will find solution and will be put forward for the approval at the next meeting of the Academic Council of IAS.