President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the State University of Economics of Armenia and met with Rector Diana Galoyan, professors, and students. The university hosted the rector of the International Space University, Jean-Jacques Dordin, the director general of the European Space Agency from 2003-2015, who arrived in Armenia within the framework of the Starmus VI festival.
Greeting Jean-Jacques Dordin and the students, President Khachaturyan said.
"Jean Jacques will give a lecture for you today. I think his speech will not only be about space activities, but it will sound like the words of a scientist to you young people who are the biggest dreamers. It is our wish that you always pursue those dreams of yours and be able to achieve them.
Our society, people, and state need people who are dreamers, free people who have the opportunity to implement their ideas and dreams with their knowledge. Our task as a state is to provide these conditions for you.
We need good, qualified specialists, good economists, engineers, physicists, mathematicians, doctors, and agronomists.
This whole process that is being organized here today, these guests that are here, are a part of it.
I am sure you will gain knowledge from today's meeting; new interests will arise among you."
President Khachaturyan then briefly told about the meeting between him and Jean-Jacques Dordin, which took place about a year ago in Yerevan.
"On May 25 this year, Armenia sent its artificial satellite into space for the first time. Exactly one year ago, no one believed it. And we were discussing the possibilities of its implementation. We met Jean-Jacques about a year ago, and ideas like these come from such casual interactions. That idea has already become a reality," said Vahagn Khachaturyan.
According to the President of the Republic, Armenia wants to develop its capabilities to engage in space science or activities. "Be sure that this field will develop in Armenia, and we will be a part of that big family of international space agencies," President Khachaturyan said and wished everyone success.
Then President Khachaturyan, together with the students, listened to the lecture of the rector of the International Space University, Jean-Jacques Dordin.
