Armenian church in Ani to be put on UNESCO world heritage list August 15, 2011 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish authorities announced intention to put an Armenian church in Ani on the UNESCO world heritage list. Head of the Turkish Culture Ministry’s Kars province department Hakan Doganay said that the church will be reconstructed with the funds raised from tourism, Nouvelles D’Armenie reported citing Anadolu Agency. About 23 000 tourists mostly from France, UK and Japan visited Ani in the first six months of 2011. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |