  Turkish State Minister visits Constantinople Patriarchate to hold meetings behind close doors  July 26, 2010 - 14:38 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On July 25, Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis visited Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Turkish State Minister visited Patriarch of Constantinople, His Holiness Mesrop Mutafyan and wished him soonest recovery, Milliyet reported. Besides, Egemen Bagis met with newly elected Patriarchal Locum Tenens Aram Ateshyan and congratulated him on the election. According to the Turkish paper, the meetings of Bagis in the Patriarchate were held behind close doors and lasted for two hours. Related links:   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
