Diyarbakir’s Sourp Giragos Church hosts Armenian culture eventJune 13, 2013 - 11:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An evening of music and poetry was held at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd on June 11, 2013, The Armenian Weekly said. The event, attended by more than a thousand people, featured Kurdish musicians Tara Jaff and Pervin Çakar who performed Kurdish and Armenian songs, and poet Azad Ziya Eren. In a conversation with The Armenian Weekly correspondent, Harpist and singer Tara Jaff, who is from Iraqi Kurdistan, said she first learned about the genocide of Armenians and other minorities as a child, from his father. She deepened her knowledge of the Armenian Genocide after escaping from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and settling in England, she added. Jaff noted that the purpose of holding the concert at Sourp Giragos is to keep the Armenian issue in the forefront in Turkey. In turn, Pervin Çakar, who performed Armenian folk songs, noted how proud and honored she feels to be performing in the renovated Sourp Giragos Church. 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |