  Constantinople Patriarchate factor trump card in Ankara’s hands  July 6, 2010 - 16:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The election of co-ruler of the Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church caused crisis in the Armenian community of Istanbul, an expert said. “Turkish authorities tried their best for the victory of the candidate they supported, although not openly,” Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “Indifference of the co-ruler about the life of the community make lead to assimilation of Armenians,” he said. “Ankara will use the issue as a trump card in the dialogue with Yerevan.” Melkonyan also drew attention to the fact of Islamization of Armenian labor migrants in Turkey.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
