YEREVAN.- President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan received on Monday Nobel Prize winner, vice president of Russia’s Academy of Sciences Zhores Alferov.

President Sargsyan attached importance to strengthening of contacts in the field of science and education in the context of Armenian-Russian strategic partnership, presidential press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“I am hopeful cooperation having long history and traditions will become a basis for new scientific achievements for mankind and our two friendly nations,” said Sargsyan. He also congratulated Alferov on his election an honorable member of Armenia’s National Academy of Sciences.

President Sargsyan and Zhores Alferov discussed prospects for the development of modern science.