  Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism allows praying namaz on ruins of Ani, despite previous statements  September 30, 2010 - 15:19 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Despite previous statements, Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism allowed the leader of National Movement (MHP) Turkish opposition party, Devlet Bahceli and the heads of local structures to pray October 1 namaz on the ruins of Ani, CNN Turk reported. Earlier, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay was cited as naming Bahceli’s initiative unconstitutional. The decision to open the parliament’s fall session with a prayer in Ani was adopted at МНР meeting in Istanbul. Sabah Turkish newspaper characterized this step as Bahceli’s response to Akhtamar’s Holy Cross liturgy on September 19.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   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 servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
