Karekin II did not attend Alley of ShahidsMay 3, 2010 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri media reports saying that “Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II attended the Alley of Shahids in Baku” are false. Holy Etchmiadzin has already requested the Clerical Office of Caucasus Muslims to publish a disclaimer. According to the reports, Chairman of the Clerical Office of Caucasus Muslims Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade allegedly told ANS that His Holiness Karekin II, who arrived in Baku for the World Summit of Religious Leaders, attended the Alley of Shahids. “I advised the Catholicos of All Armenians to see the graves of our sons who died in Karabakh war. They went there at night and were affected by the scene,” Pashazade was quoted as saying. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |