The liturgy in Holy Cross Church on the island of Akhtamaris now over, generating many questions and, unfortunately, aconviction that the ArmenianPatriarchate of Constantinoplenever had the courage or the sound mind to refuse the service. We say unfortunately because Archbishop Aram Ateshyan and the clergy of the Patriarchate become partof the much-advertised Turkish show under the name of “tolerant Turkey”. And, again, unfortunately, they were not the only ones there.

NKR Defense Ministry: Azerbaijan fired 600 shots at NKR positions, aiming fire in the direction of Hadrut, Martuni, Askeran and Martakert.