CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS TO PARTICIPATE IN CONSECRATION OF ARMENIAN CHURCH REOPENED IN LVOVMay 16, 2003 - 21:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II will take part in the consecration ceremony of the Armenian church reopened in Lvov Ukrainian city May 18. As reported by "Arminfo" agency, referring to Ukrainian sources, the chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, famous actor and singer Charles Aznavour and other Armenian public and cultural figures will also arrive in Lvov for the participation in the ceremony. The Armenian church built in Lvov 640 years ago was closed in 1953. 50 years later the church building was conveyed to the Lvov Armenian community, which today numbers about 1.5 thousand people. 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 | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |