Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church consecrated in AkhaltsikheApril 6, 2009 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Surb Grigor Lusavorich Church was consecrated by head of the AAC Georgian Diocese, Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan in Akhaltsikhe after 2 months of reconstruction works.Some thousand people attended the sacred ceremony. In his speech, Bishop Mirzakhanyan thanked Manuk Zeynalyan, the spiritual leader of Akhaltsikhe, and the Armenian population of the town for their contribution to reconstruction of the Church. For his part, hieromonk Bagrat Salbiyan voiced hope that the second Armenian Church in Akhaltsikhe - Surb Nshan Church - will also be reconstructed and returned to its owner, the AAC Georgian Diocese. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |