 Turkish treasure hunters target Armenian church, cemetery October 14, 2016 - 12:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish treasure hunters have targeted the Surp Mariam Astvatsatsin Armenian church in the village of Kovanli of Bitlis province, Ermenihaber.am reports citing the head of the Armenian minority union, Aziz Dagci. According to him, holes with up to 3m depth have been found near the church and the adjacent cemetery. Similar barbarisms were previously perpetrated in certain areas of Mush and Sassoun. According to Dagci, the treasure hunters sought to find gold and historical valuables from the church and the cemetery, which belong to the Armenian community of Turkey.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
