Yerkir Union calls on Karekin II to raise Javakhk issueJune 7, 2011 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerkir Union addressed an open letter to His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians, calling on him to raise the problems of Javakhk Armenians during his visit to Georgia. “Your Holiness will be in Georgia from June 10 to 15 and will visit the Armenian-populated Samtskhe-Javakhk-Tsalka. You will meet with Catholic Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and President Mikheil Saakashvili. You will certainly discuss the status of Armenian Apostolic Church and the issue of reconstruction of Armenian churches. However, the Armenians in Georgia and concerned not only over religious problems,” the letter reads. “Not only religious but also political, civil, educational and cultural rights of the Armenian population are being violated, forcing Armenians leave their homes and jeopardizing the future of Javakhk.” Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |