'Javakhk' and 'Akhaltsikhe' books presented in YerevanDecember 15, 2008 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On initiative of Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA), books titled 'Javakhk' and 'Akhaltsikhe' were presented in Yerevan on December 14.The books contain information about numerous Armenian churches and cultural monuments situated in Samtskhe Javakheti and Akhaltsihke Armenian-inhabited regions in Georgia, as well as maps and photos. "These books will help protect our churches and monuments situated beyond Armenia," said Samvel Karapetyan, the author of the books and a specialist in Armenian architecture. "They sum up the results of my 20-year research." In all, some 17 books about the Armenian cultural heritage in the territory of historic Armenia have been already published by the RAA. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |