Armenian Catholicos prays for Karabakh victims at Amaras monasteryJune 5, 2021 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II has visited Amaras Monastery, which is situated close to the new line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), where he was greeted by the residents of nearby communities and the military personnel. He was accompanied by former President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan. The Catholicos embarked on a three-day trip to Artsakh on Friday, June 4 and took the relics of the founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church, St. Gregory the Illuminator, for the blessing and consolation of the people of Artsakh. Karekin II also blessed the servicemen who were attending the prayer and learned more about the reconstruction of the monastery. In the church of St. Grigoris, the Catholicos served a ceremony in memory of the soldiers who died in the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan in fall 2020. A prayer was raised for the peace and protection of Artsakh, as well as for the mercy and protection of the sons of Armenia, Artsakh and the entire Armenian nation. Then the patriarchal delegation visited the Machkalashen community, where Karekin II met with the families of the Armenians killed in hostilities. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. 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.” |