Round table on Mkhitarian Congregation anniversary conference results

The Institute of History of Armenia’s National Academy of Science (ANAS) hosted a round table discussion on the results of a two-day international conference held on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Mkhitarian Congregation in Vienna.

Titled the “The input of Mkhitarian Congregation in the development of Armenian studies” the discussion was organized by the Institute of History of ANAS, the Ministry of Diaspora and was also attended by representatives of the Congregation.

The participants discussed issues related to the formation of the Congregation, its educational life, publications, as well as issues related to the manuscript heritage.

Father Poghos Gochanian of the Mkhitarian Congregation summarized the results of the international conference and thanked the Ministry of Diaspora for organizing it.

He also thanked the Institute of History for organizing the round table discussion.

Ashot Melkonyan, Director of the Institute of History highlighted the importance of annotation of the materials in the Congregation by Armenian scientists.

A collection of the material of the conference will be published in the near future.