Israeli President visits Jerusalem Armenian PatriarchMay 10, 2016 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the Apostolic Armenian Church in Jerusalem's Old City on Monday, May 9 morning and met with leaders of the Christian community in Israel. He was welcomed by Armenian Patriarch Nourhan Manougian, Israel National News reports. President Rivlin thanked Patriarch Manougian for his and his community's hospitality. "A meeting with leaders of your community is always important to me, but during these days, is perhaps even more important,” he said. “These are difficult times for our city. Terror and death have returned to our streets. The violent attacks all over the city cause growing fear, intolerance and hatred.” President Rivlin reiterated Israel’s commitment to the values of freedom of worship, and to the well-being of the Christian community which was facing persecution across the Middle East. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |