  More Armenians would be in Akhtamar if border was open, observers believe September 22, 2010 - 16:15 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Observers believe that more Armenians would have been in the eastern city of Van in Turkey to attend the September 19 religious ceremony in Holy Cross church on the island of Akhtamar if the border between Armenia and Turkey was open. "If the border was open, all Armenians from Armenia would be there," said Kaan Soyak, co-founder and co-chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC). Soyak also said that “Armenians in Armenia had difficulties understanding why the cross was not properly fixed on top of the church's steeple in time for the service.” "They thought that the Turkish government is against putting the cross there. We tried to tell both the Armenian diaspora and Armenia that that was not the case," he said, quoted by Today's Zaman.   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. |
