Confiscation of Turkey’s Armenian churches in focus of U.S. CongressJuly 15, 2016 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Representative Dave Trott at a Congress session on Thursday, July 15 raised the issue of the seizure of Armenian churches, including the confiscation of St Giragos church in Turkey, the Voice of America reports. Surp Giragos Church, the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, was among the buildings in Sur province of Diyarbakir that were expropriated by the decision of Turkey’s cabinet in late March. Syriac, Chaldean and Protestant churches were expropriated too. “These are the repercussions of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated 100 years ago,” Trott said. Speaking at a hearing about Turkey’s crackdown on human rights, the Congressman said that every time the U.S. condemns the anti-democratic atmosphere in the Muslim nation, Ankara reminds of alliance and its NATO membership. This, however, doesn’t rid Turkey of responsibility, Trott said. Summarizing the session, Congresswoman Dana Rohrabacher said Turkey is moving in the wrong direction. 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 | Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Armenian army holding strategic command, staff drills Live firing will be carried out using automatic control systems and modern equipment. |