Catholicos of All Armenians arrives in KarabakhJune 4, 2021 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II is in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)․ Arriving in Stepanakert, Karabakh's capital, Karekin visited the fraternal grave of the Armenian soldiers, according to Father Vahram Melikyan, head of the Information Services Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The Catholicos laid flowers at the memorial and prayed for them, visited the graves of the victims of the war. Karekin embarked on a four-day pontifical visit to the province of Syunik and Artsakh, accompanied by the pontifical envoy-at-large, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan. The President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union is also a part of the delegation. 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 | 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. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |