Confiscation of Turkey’s Armenian churches in focus of U.S. CongressJuly 15, 2016 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Representative Dave Trott at a Congress session on Thursday, July 15 raised the issue of the seizure of Armenian churches, including the confiscation of St Giragos church in Turkey, the Voice of America reports. Surp Giragos Church, the largest Armenian church in the Middle East, was among the buildings in Sur province of Diyarbakir that were expropriated by the decision of Turkey’s cabinet in late March. Syriac, Chaldean and Protestant churches were expropriated too. “These are the repercussions of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated 100 years ago,” Trott said. Speaking at a hearing about Turkey’s crackdown on human rights, the Congressman said that every time the U.S. condemns the anti-democratic atmosphere in the Muslim nation, Ankara reminds of alliance and its NATO membership. This, however, doesn’t rid Turkey of responsibility, Trott said. Summarizing the session, Congresswoman Dana Rohrabacher said Turkey is moving in the wrong direction. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |