Archaeological discoveries near St. Mary church in Yerevan forgottenApril 4, 2011 - 17:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Construction works on the territory adjacent to St. Mary church in the center of Yerevan are under way. On April 1, a fragment of the 17th century khachkar attached to a wall and a fragment of a stone fence inside the church were found during the construction works. Spokeswoman at Ararat’s Patriarchal Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church Elza Manukyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter the same day that construction works were suspended because of recent archaeological discoveries on the site. According to Manukyan, the decision was passed by Ararat’s Patriarchal Eparchy and the issue of continuing the construction with the necessity of initiating further archaeological excavations on agenda was under consideration. However, a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter visited the site of construction works and found out that the works are under way. A rather big territory is excavated and protecting aprons are placed. A small path leading to the church is left from the southern part for people visiting the church. The construction works are monitored by Deputy Director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the RA National Academy of Sciences, archaeologist Gagik Sargsyan. However, he is not always present at the construction site, since there is no need in it, according to him. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |