On September 28-29, the Republican Onomastics Scientific Conference “Modern Onomastical Problems” was held with the participation of Samtskhe-Javakheti State University, State Language Department and Samtskhe-Javakheti Regional Administration within the Festival of Science and Innovation.

On October 28, the conference was opened at the Pavle Zazadze Hall and welcomed by the rector of the university Maka Beridze, Giorgi Kopadze – Member of Parliament Georgia, Shalva BerdzeniSvili – Deputy State Representative-Governor in Samtskhe-Javakheti Region.

37 presentators participated in the sectional work of the conference.

The conference was devoted to the 70th anniversary of Professor Merab Beridze.

On September 29, participants decorated the monuments of Grigol Khandzteli and Ivane Javakhishvili with flowers and visited the University Museum in the first building.