Accompanied by Hasmik Tolmajian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland, Patricia Danzi, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, and Carine Bachmann, Director of the Federal Office of Culture of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs, visited Matenadaran.
Accompanied by Ara Khzmalyan, Director of Matenadaran, the guests toured the museum, visited the Department of Restoration, and were introduced in particular to the newly opened laboratory for the restoration and study of Arabic-script manuscripts.
During a private meeting with the Director, prospects for cooperation were discussed. Carine Bachmann invited the Director of Matenadaran to visit Switzerland in September to discuss a substantive cooperation program with the heads of the relevant local institutions.