Armenian Apostolic Church: praying namaz in Cathedral of Ani is merely political actOctober 2, 2010 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin disseminated a statement on the October 1 namaz prayed in Ani, saying that namaz in the Cathedral of Ani has nothing in common with moral and spiritual principles and freedom of religion; it is a merely political act. “Besides, it is another attempt to take from Armenians the Cathedral, where a liturgy has not been conducted after the Armenian Genocide. The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin condemns similar actions, which create intolerance and hatred towards Armenians. Besides, the usage of a Christian church for praying namaz is unacceptable, when Christians are prohibited to conduct liturgies in their churches. Thus, the Turkish government continues its steps on destruction of Armenian historical monuments. It is evident that through it Turkey neutralizes Armenia’s and world community’s efforts on establishment of dialogue and Armenian-Turkish normalization,” reads the statement, according to the press service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. 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 Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |