  Stepan Grigoryan: I’m surprised at how easily we refuse from participating in Surb Khach mass  August 18, 2010 - 16:23 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Political expert Stepan Grigoryan expressed his concern over Armenians’ attitude towards the oncoming mass at Surb Khach church in the island of Akhtamar. “I’m surprised at how easily we refuse from participating in Surb Khach mass,” Stepan Grigoryan told a news conference in Yerevan. “We have to be there, not because we’re yielding to Turkish government’s attempts to demonstrate good will, but because that church is ours,” the expert emphasized, welcoming Armenian Church’s resolution to participate in the liturgy.   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. |
