  Armenian community of Lebanon watching Lebanese-Turkish thaw July 7, 2010 - 14:50 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian community of Lebanon closely watches the Lebanese-Turkish thaw. “Ankara’s policy on Gaza helped Turkey appear as a protector of Islamic countries,” said Sarkis Kirakosian, community representative. “These efforts had an impact on political and economic relations between Turkey and Lebanon.” Dwelling on the life of the Armenian community, he said that Armenians are engaged in social and political activities. “There are Armenian schools, associations and churches. We strongly oppose mixed marriages in an effort to preserve the Armenian identity,” he said. Asked to comment on the activity of the RA Diaspora Ministry, Kirakosian said it should coordinate actions with the organizations and traditional Armenian parties of Diaspora.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.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. |
