  Turkish nationalists change from Armenian churches to Catholic templesFebruary 15, 2011 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish police started an investigation after a group of protestors threatened to remove a cross from the roof of a church in the northeastern city of Trabzon on Jan. 1, Vatan reported. The group left a note attached to a Molotov cocktail in the grounds of the church saying they would take down the cross unless it was removed by the priest, the Istanbul-based newspaper said. The church’s former priest Andrea Santoro was shot dead by a 16-year-old boy in February 2006. A German missionary and two Turks publishing Christian literature in central Turkey were tortured and killed in 2007, Bloomberg reported.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news 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.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€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. |
