YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Candidatures for directors of 4 scientific research organizations were affirmed at the November 1 sitting of the chairmanship of the RA National Academy of Sciences. Aram Papoyan was affirmed on the post of the RA NAS Physical Researches Institute Director, Arsen Hakhumian - on the post of the Radiophysics and Electronics Institute Director, Artak Mkrtchian - on the Director's post of the Institute of Applied Problems of Physics, Hayk Haroutiunian was appointed on the post of the V.Hambardzumian Byurakan Observatory Director. To recap, 23 directors of the RA NAS scientific research organizations were discharged on the occasion of their becoming 65. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA NAS Information Services, candidatures for directors of other institutes will be discussed at the NAS chairmanship soon.

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