Armenian Church to be built in KievJuly 4, 2009 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Agreement was reached to prolong terms of rent contract for the building of the Armenian Embassy in Ukraine during the meeting between the mayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetsky and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Ukraine Armen Khachatryan .As "Erkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia reports, the mayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetsky said that he would help to solve urgent problems of the Armenian Embassy. Officials also discussed the issue of allocation of the land lot to construct the Armenian Church. "Today we have only a small chapel, which can simultaneously provide services to only 10 people, while there are about 30 thousand Armenians living in Kiev. You can just imagine what happens in the chapel on Sundays", Archbishop Grigoris Buniatyan, head of the Ukrainian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church said. Kiev mayor promised the Armenian Ambassador to discuss at the forthcoming meetings of the City Hall the issue of allocation of the land lot in the Armenian Street (Kharkov district) for the construction of the Armenian Church. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |