 Hayk Demoyan: namaz on ruins of Ani shows the ugly face of Turkish nationalism October 1, 2010 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The latest events in Turkey, be it the religious ceremony in Holy Cross church or namaz in the Cathedral in Ani is nothing but badly-orchestrated and aimless actions, director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute stated. “To gain political dividends, Turkish leadership uses the religion and cultural heritage of other nations. Namaz on ruins of Ani shows the ugly face of Turkish nationalism,” Hayk Demoyan told a news conference on October 1. “Allowing this namaz, the Turkish authorities involve Allah into their anti-Armenian campaign,” he added.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
