 Turkish treasure hunters target Armenian church, cemetery October 14, 2016 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish treasure hunters have targeted the Surp Mariam Astvatsatsin Armenian church in the village of Kovanli of Bitlis province, Ermenihaber.am reports citing the head of the Armenian minority union, Aziz Dagci. According to him, holes with up to 3m depth have been found near the church and the adjacent cemetery. Similar barbarisms were previously perpetrated in certain areas of Mush and Sassoun. According to Dagci, the treasure hunters sought to find gold and historical valuables from the church and the cemetery, which belong to the Armenian community of Turkey.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
