  SEVEN ARMENIAN PRIESTS ARE STILL IN BETHLEHEM MONASTERY BLOCKED BY ISRAELI TROOPSApril 10, 2002 - 00:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seven Armenian ecclesiastics of the Armenian apostolic church continue to stay in the Armenian monastery of Bethlehem by the sacred Church of the Nativity. According to the information, the lives of the priests are out of danger. Before the Israeli troops began the siege of Bethlehem's sacred Church of the Nativity, the priests had blocked the way from the church to the monastery. They still have enough foodstuffs.  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 Yerevan to host 6th meeting of Asia Initiative  Yerevan will host the meeting on June 24-25, according to statements from Armenia’s State Revenue Committee and the Asia Initiative.EU welcomes Armenia's proposal for ceasefire monitoring mechanism Toivo Klaar, EU's Special Representative for South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, welcomed the proposal.Atom Egoyan film coming to Golden Apricot Yerevan Festival Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s latest film, Seven Veils, is the opening film at GAIFF 2024.Armenia denies more of Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations Yerevan has denied statements from Baku accusing the Armenian army of violating the ceasefire on the border with Azerbaijan. |
