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Official opening of the lecture hall named after the Emirates was held at Yerevan State University (YSU) Faculty of Oriental Studies today. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Armenia Jassim Mohammed Al Qasimi was present at the event, University press service reported.

YSU Vice-rectors Alexander Grigoryan, Gegham Gevorgyan, Ruben Markosyan, Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies Ruben Melkonyan and representatives of professorial staff participated in the solemn opening ceremony of the lecture hall, renovated with the help of financial support of the United Arab Emirates International Cooperation Agency.

Head of the Chair of Arabic Studies of the Faculty of Oriental Studies Hayk Kocharyan highlighted the cooperation with the embassy of the UAE and thanked the Ambassador for his support.

“Opening of this lecture hall is a little help to our brotherly Armenian people. The Armenian-Arab cooperation has deep roots. We are glad that Arabic culture is being taught and studied at YSU,” said Jassim Mohammed Al Qasimi and added that they will continue to support the implementation of programs aimed at the development of Armenian educational and health spheres.

YSU Vice-rector for Academic Affairs Alexander Grigoryan underlined that the lecture hall with modern equipment will enable students to study Arabic language and culture better.

“The cooperation of the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the embassy of the UAE is on a high level and is of continuous nature. This is a vivid example of a cooperation which is a platform for a unique religious dialogue for friendship between peoples of Islam and Christianity,” concluded Ruben Melkonyan.