TWO ARMENIAN WOMAN SCIENTIST IN ANKARA
''The Azerbaijani delegation was doing everything to disturb the Armenian delegation in a scientific conference ''Ikanas-38'' in Ankara. During their speeches, they were not losing the chance to curse the Armenian nation and our Diaspora,'' Hasmik Stepanyan, leading specialist of the Institute of Eastern Studies at the National Academy of Sciences, told a news conference today.
''Ikanas-38,'' an international cogress of Asian and North African studies, was held in Ankara on September 10-15 with the participation of 1200 foreign and 500 Turk scientists. Lilit Yernjakyan, professor of Conservatory and PHD in musical studies, and Hasmik Stepanyan took part in the congress from Armenia. Yernjakyan delivered a speech on eastern music and Stepanyan presented a report titled ''Anti-Armenian Turkish literature and Armenian-Turkish literary links in Osman Turkey in 19th century.''