  Аrmenian Patriarch meets aid groups in Istanbul December 9, 2025 - 19:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - To better address the rising economic difficulties and poverty within Turkey’s Armenian community, Patriarch Sahak II of Constantinople met with representatives of associations and volunteer initiatives involved in public and social aid, Ermenihaber reports. Attendees included the “Hope” association, the “Our Armenians” group, the “Friendship” collective, as well as individuals such as Aslan Gyuner, Herman Gavafyan (Chairman of the Patriarchate’s Social Aid Commission, PSYK), and the commission’s secretary, Marta Joslin Tınçkayıkçı. Following a previous consultation with church-affiliated charities a month ago, this meeting aimed to deepen mutual ties and create sustainable cooperation models to strengthen social solidarity.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
