  Turkish authorities misrepresent Van history on liturgy day September 23, 2010 - 18:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the day of the liturgy at Akhtamar’s Holy Cross Armenian Church, Turkish authorities were distributing leaflets containing misrepresented history of the city of Van among foreign tourists. As journalist Hasmik Hambardzumyan stressed at news conference, Armenian journalists were impeded in their work by the representatives of the Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church. “Turkey’s expectations were not justified, as only a few hundreds of Armenians attended the holy mass in Van,” she noted.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
