AAC Eastern Diocese legate installed NCC PresidentNovember 15, 2007 - 19:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Archbishop Vicken Aykazian who was installed as President of the National Council of Churches (NCC) in the USA, which is the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States with 45 million faithful members in 100,000 congregations in all 50 states, the Armenian Assembly of America reports.Archbishop Aykazian, who is the legate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) in Washington, and ecumenical officer, will serve as the 24th NCC President since the Council's beginnings in 1950. He is the third Orthodox president and the first from the Oriental Orthodox tradition to lead the NCC. The Assembly also commends the General Assembly NCC for urging Congress to pass the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H. Res. 106). During the NCC's annual meeting last week, the General Assembly passed a voice vote in support of the resolution. The NCC's statement said, in part, that the NCC "strongly urges the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives to bring forth this legislation before the end of this Congress." "I believe that these types of meetings are extremely important for the recognition of past genocides and the prevention of future genocides," said Archbishop Aykazian. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. |