Armenian citizenship to be granted to world-class scientist Yuri Oganessian
11.07.2018,
12:03
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Tuesday Yuri Oganessian, a Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian descent, who is considered the world's leading researcher in super heavy chemical elements, the Armenian government’s press office reports.
YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Tuesday Yuri Oganessian, a Russian nuclear physicist of Armenian descent, who is considered the world's leading researcher in super heavy chemical elements, the Armenian government’s press office reports.
“Your image is high all over the world, and of course, your contribution would be very useful to our country and people,” Pashinyan said. “I have a surprise for you – I signed a request yesterday to provide Armenian citizenship to you. I am happy that Armenia de jure will have such a citizen, since I think you have been an Armenian citizen de facto long ago.”
The premier also expressed confidence that all the projects of the prominent scientist will be put into practice here in Armenia.
Oganessian thanked Pashinyan for provision of Armenian citizenship to him and said that he has already met with Armenian Education and Science Minister Araik Harutyunyan and Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan, and discussed the process of establishment of the Radionuclide Production Center and prospects for involvement of physicists in it.
Other programs were discussed at the meeting as well.
Yuri Oganessian was born on April 14, 1933 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. He led the discovery of these elements in the periodic table. He succeeded Georgy Flerov as director of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 1989 and is now its scientific leader. The chemical element Oganesson (Og, atomic number 118) was named after him in 2016, making him the only currently living person with an element named after him. --0---
“Your image is high all over the world, and of course, your contribution would be very useful to our country and people,” Pashinyan said. “I have a surprise for you – I signed a request yesterday to provide Armenian citizenship to you. I am happy that Armenia de jure will have such a citizen, since I think you have been an Armenian citizen de facto long ago.”
The premier also expressed confidence that all the projects of the prominent scientist will be put into practice here in Armenia.
Oganessian thanked Pashinyan for provision of Armenian citizenship to him and said that he has already met with Armenian Education and Science Minister Araik Harutyunyan and Healthcare Minister Arsen Torosyan, and discussed the process of establishment of the Radionuclide Production Center and prospects for involvement of physicists in it.
Other programs were discussed at the meeting as well.
Yuri Oganessian was born on April 14, 1933 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. He led the discovery of these elements in the periodic table. He succeeded Georgy Flerov as director of the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in 1989 and is now its scientific leader. The chemical element Oganesson (Og, atomic number 118) was named after him in 2016, making him the only currently living person with an element named after him. --0---
