 Fresh footage shows Deir ez-Zor's Armenian church complex in ruins July 28, 2021 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia has published footage from the Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, which has been blown up by ISIS members. "According to verified information, the complex has been destroyed as a result of a number of explosions of bombs planted in its walls," the Catholicosate captioned the video. "If the situation stabilizes, His Holiness Aram I will immediately visit Deir ez-Zor." Consecrated in 1991, the memorial complex served as church, museum, monument, archive center and exhibition hall. Every year, on 24 April, tens of thousands of Armenian pilgrims from all over the world visited the Der Zor church to commemorate the Genocide victims.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
