MONUMENT TO GRIGOR ENLIGHTENER TO BE ERECTED IN VATICANJanuary 17, 2005 - 22:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opening ceremony of the monument to Grigor Lusavorich (Enlightener) is to take place at the wall of St. Peter Cathedral in Vatican on January 19. Pope Joann Pavel II will participate in the ceremony. On the occasion of the 1700-th anniversary of the adoption of Christianity as a state religion in Armenia Patriarch of Catholic Armenians Nerses Petros XIX appealed to Pope with a request to erect the monument. The marble sculpture with a height of 5.7 meters has already been placed. The author of the monument is French sculptor of Armenian origin Khachik Ghazanchian. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |