  Priest: sectarians attack AAC since Armenia’s independence  May 16, 2011 - 12:32 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Priest of the Holy Trinity Church of Yerevan Yesai Artenyan said the blame for the attack of followers of Jehovah’s Witnesses sect on him rests with the Armenian legislation, but not some persons. Sectarians have been massively attacking the Armenian Apostolic Church since the very first day of Armenia’s independence. “Law enforcers should deal with the attacks on priests. I should note that Armenia’s adherence to European values leads to collapse of the country and church,” Artenyan told a press conference in Yerevan. Besides, he urged journalists to write about the Armenian Apostolic Church based on facts, but not rumors. According to meedia reports, on May 15, two followers of Jehovah’s Witnesses sect attacked Yesai Artenyan and beat him in the yard of the Holy Trinity Church in response to the priest’s demand to stop preaching in the church territory. The beating was accompanied by bad language and threats.  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 Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution  Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.”Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. |
