Turkey restores Armenian churches to boost tourismMarch 28, 2013 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey has resolved to reconstruct St. Mary's Church in Gürün town, Sivas Province. According to Ermenihaber.am, Mayor Mehmet Aktaş noted that the initiative is aimed to foster the development of the tourism sector in the province. The Armenian church, dating back to the 19th century, previously served as a prison, later a cinema and a warehouse. It will be restored as a municipal museum. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |