Serzh Sargsyan: Armenian peacemakers in Kosovo took every effort to protect Serbian churchesApril 5, 2011 - 20:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, currently on official visit to Serbia, met with the Patriarch Irinej of Serbia. At the meeting, the parties emphasized the importance of preserving and strengthening warm relations between the Armenian Apostolic and Serbian Orthodox Churches. Stressing the role of the church in the history of the Armenian nation, President Sargsyan noted that even at present the church is irreplaceable in the lives of the Armenians and Serbs. As the President stated, Armenian peacemakers in Kosovo took every effort to protect Serbian churches. A meeting with the representatives of the Armenian community was on presidential visit agenda. Further, President Sargsyan laid a wreath at the monument to Serbian pilots who perished in Spitak earthquake of 1988, presidential press service reported. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |