Priest under fire after refusing to shake Pashinyan's handDecember 21, 2020 - 18:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The priest of Saint Gregory Church in the southern Armenian town of Sisian, Syunik province refused to shake the hand of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday, December 21. After the incident was reported, a group of protesters marched towards the church to make the priest leave but couldn't find him there. One of the demonstrators said they believe the clergymen "had no right to leave Pashinyan's hand hovering in the air." Dozens of protesters entered the building, one of them claiming that the priest "has no longer the right to access the church." The incident occurred Monday, when Pashinyan was forced to cut short his visit as residents blocked roads in Syunik, claiming that new border demarcations in the country's south are being drawn at the expense of Armenia's national security. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin. Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. |