DIRECTOR OF ABANDONED OBSERVATORY: VALUE SCIENCE AT LEAST AS PROFITABLE BUSINESS

''No country with the economic level of Armenia has this level of astronomy whereas this branch of science is ignored by the state,'' Biurakan Observatory Director Haik Harutunyan told reporters today.

In his words, our observatory is the biggest in the region. ''We have considerable investment in this branch of science, we have developed infrasystem, quality specialists but the science is overlooked,'' the director mentioned.

''The state must realize that one million investment today will become ten millions tomorrow. This is an exceptional opportunity that no branch of business can bring, whereas we do not use it even in this light,'' the director concluded.