  "SURB GRIGOROS" ARMENIAN CHURCH RESTORED IN DAGESTANSeptember 2, 2002 - 22:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Surb Grigoros" church is restored in Nyugdi Dagestani town. As reported by Russian mass media, this monument of the Armenian culture of the beginning of the 19-th century is reconstructed on the initiative of the local Armenian community by means of the funds of the town community. The church was built at the place of the death of bishop Grigoros - the grandson of Grigor Illuminator, who had preached Christianity there on the invitation of the local nobility in the 4-th century.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
