  Armenian khachkar destroyed in Arizona April 30, 2016 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A khachkar installed at the St. Apkar Armenian church in Scottsdale, Arizona was destroyed by vandals, 12 News reports. Someone broke it into pieces and church officials told 12 News that they feel the vandals targeted them. Artin Kandjian, the architect of the church, said, "It feels deliberate because it's a terrible coincidence that this happened during the week of April 24, which is a traditional commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, which took place in 1915."  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 |  Latest 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 KhameneiRuling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countriesProtest 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. |
