ArmInfo.Gerard Dedeyan, a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (NAS RA), was elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences of Overseas Departments. This was reported by the press service of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia.
According to the source, Dedeyan noted that his studies related to the history of the Armenian people, as well as cooperation with the Yerevan State University, with academicians, directors of institutes and members of the National Academy of Sciences, played an important role in his election. As the source says, his scientific research relates to the history of the Armenian-Byzantine relations. In addition, Dedeyan translated into French the "Yearbook" of Smbat Sparapet (1980), is a co-author of the book "History of Armenia" (published in 1982 in French).