Karabakh says will resume pilgrimages to DadivankOctober 14, 2021 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenians will get to resume pilgrimages to Dadivank, a historic medieval monastery in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), which fell under Azerbaijan's control when a trilateral ceasefire statement was signed, Karabakh's Minister of Education, Science Culture and Sport Lusine Gharakhanyan told a working discussion in the Armenian parliament on Thursday, October 14, Armenpress reports. According to Gharakhanyan, trips to Dadivant should be possible following a recent meeting of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Kirill in Moscow. "Thanks to the Russian peacekeepers, we are keeping Dadivank, we have 6 clerics there. At տհե moment, pilgrimages to Dadivank are temporarily suspended. But we will restore them again, following the recent meeting of His Holiness with Patriarch Kirill in Moscow. We will resume the pilgrimages to Dadivank," the official said. Gharakhanyan also revealed that the Armenian side has managed to prevent the destruction of monuments of the Great Patriotic War. Pilgrims from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, accompanied by Russian peacekeepers, regularly visit the Armenian monastery of Amaras, which is situated close to the new contact line with Azerbaijan. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |