  Artsakh President visits central committee of Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in Near East  August 23, 2010 - 11:35 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On August 21, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the central committee of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East located in Beirut, where he met with members of the committee headed by Soghomon Kilaghbian. President Sahakyan appreciated the role of the church for preservation of Armenian national identity in Diaspora, hailing the activity of Haykazian University as one of the leading Armenian higher educational establishments. He also expressed gratitude to the Armenian Evangelical Church for implementation of different projects in Artsakh, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.   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 Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
