Director Erik Sargsyan

One of the hierarchical Sees of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, Patriarchate of Constantinople, was established by the initiave of Mehmed II in middle ages. One of the key objectives then was to centralize the vast economic potential of Armenians. The Patriarchate historically played big role in uniting Armenians, organizing education and in cultural religious life. How did the role of Patriarchate of Constantinople change throughout the course of history and what circumstances are involved? 

The topic is discussed by senior researcher in Maternadaran Armen Ter-Stepanyan and expert in Turkish studies Ruben Melkonyan. 

 

What language and content do the advertisements bear as they are broadcast over the Armenian television? What violations are recorded in terms of laws, language rules, ethical and moral standards? Discussed by Father Vahram Melikyan and linguist Davit Gyurjinyan.

The previous Government of Armenia defined the remembrance days following five major Church holidays to be non-working days. The present Government makes the decision for every single one separately. What is the reason? The journalist Nelly Rafayelyan hosts in the pavilion of “Option” Father Yesayi Artenian and education expert Anahit Bakhshyan. 

 

The freedom fight for Artsakh opened the door for Armenians to new opportunities in exploring the Armenian spiritual culture so ruthlessly being destroyed by Azerbaijan. The literature reads out about nearly 5000 monasteries, churches and castles, thousands of manuscripts and other cultural values, which were principally destroyed by the Soviet Azerbaijan, specifically in 1930-ies. Those who dive deep into the culture of Artsakh ocassionally publish their findings featuring some both well-conserved, as well as extinct samples of early and middle-age Armenian culture. The topic raised in the pavilion is discussed by the senior researcher of Matenadaran (manuscript library) Tamar Minasyan and Director of the Museums of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Father Asoghik Karapetyan. 

 

Archaeologists Hamlet Petrosyan and Artak Gnuni talk about the work of archaeological expeditions in Artsakh over the last two decades. What do the academic circles know about liberated territories, what testimonies exist in Artsakh, how are these preserved and presented? 

 

The RA Law on Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church adopted in 2007 contains a provision on the rights of the Armenian Apostolic Church to have a permanent representative in hospitals, in care facilities, orphanages, military units and detention centers. What’s the aim of the chaplain in the army, what’s the basis for appointing a priest as a chaplain of Armed Forces, how does the presence of a priest affect the interpersonal relations between the soldiers? The topic is discussed by the 4th Army Corps Commander, Major-General Andranik Makaryan and Chaplain of the Armed Forces of Armenia Fr. Koryun Karapetyan.