  Armenian cross to be installed in North Pole April 4, 2013 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In April-August 2013, under the auspices of Russian Geographical Society and government of the Republic of Karelia, a unique expedition will take place. Two Russian travelers Fedor Konyukhov and a resident of Karelia Victor Simonov will take a tour of crossing the Artic expanse by dogsled. They will dogsled from the northern part of Karelia up to the North Pole and all the way down to the southern coast of Greenland. Four crosses from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Armenia were passed over to Fedor Konyukhov for the expedition. A cross of the Armenian Apostolic Church, consecrated by priests of Moscow’s St. Harutyun Church on March 24 Palm Sunday, has become a symbol of support for the mission. On March 27, the cross, soil from Armenia and the republic’s flag were officially passed to Fedor Konyukhov. By this action, Armenian people congratulate all Orthodox nations on the 1025 anniversary of baptism in Russia, the press service of Novo-Nakhichevan and Russia Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church reported.   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. |
