Armenian cleric in Bulgaria compares religious pluralism to bouquet of flowersAugust 6, 2011 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, may become a permanent host of a tolerance dialogue between different religions from all over the world upon conclusion of the forum titled "Religion for People" which was held in Sofia's Sheraton hotel earlier this week as a discussion of ways religion can serve peace and tolerance. The participants decided to hold the next meeting in October 2012, novinite.com reported citing the Bulgarian Standart (Standard) daily. Bulgaria's Chief Mufti, Mustafa Hadzhi, stressed on religious education for children, pointing out parents today need to see their offspring not just as "refrigerators that must be filled with food," but take care of their souls as well. Armenian Archimandrite Hovakimian compared religious pluralism to a bouquet of flowers – the more are flowers, the more beautiful is the bouquet. The only sparks were exchanged between the Bishop of Cyprus Porpfiriy and the representative of Turkey's Religions Directorate, Fikret Kahraman, about who is at fault regarding events in Cyprus in 1794 and today’s division of the island. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |