YEREVAN. – Armenia is the first post-Soviet country where the 14th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals is being held, Yerevan State University’s—which is an event organizer—Faculty of Physics, Optics Department Head Rafik Hakobyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.    

The decision on holding the next conference in Armenia was reached by the advisory board in 2010, and thus Armenian specialists’ contribution to this area of science was recognized. Hakobyan also informed that Belgium and Hong Kong competed with Armenia for hosting this event.     

The conference has brought together approximately 130 scientists from all developed countries, and, together with Armenia’s scientists and students, the number of participants has reached 170. Holding of this conference in Armenia will be beneficial for expanding ties and establishing new ones between Armenian specialists and centers of developed countries, and it will encourage young people’s interest toward science, Rafik Hakobyan noted.