20th anniversary of Armenian army formation marked in TbilisiFebruary 9, 2012 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tbilisi hosted a series of events dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Armenian armed forces. Armenian ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan, representatives of diplomatic missions and the local diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, as well as Georgian top officials were present at the events, Armenian MFA press office reported.
Representatives of the Armenian, Pontian Greek and Assyrian communities gave appropriate readings from the Bible. “We severely condemn attacks on religions centers and sacred sites,” the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia said. In his speech Armenian Foreign Minister thanked leadership of Massachusetts for supporting Armenian community’s initiative. Yana Amelina says NATO reiterates its call to Russia to abandon recognition of independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. |