Vandals desecrated Armenian chapel of KievApril 23, 2007 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Last Sunday unknown people have committed an act of vandalism towards Armenian Apostolic Church desecrating a chapel, which belongs to that confession. The Armenian chapel was covered by images of swastika and splashed with red paint. The chapel was desecrated several hours after it was inaugurated by representatives of Eparchy administration of the Armenian Church, who said they have doubts concerning organizers of this vandalism, Ukrainian media reports. Earlier residents of Podolski district of Kiev protested against construction of the chapel and turned to the court demanding to ban construction works in the rest zone. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |