Opening of Agdamar Church profitable for Turkey politically and economicallyMarch 24, 2007 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "It is immoral to thank Turkey for reconstructing historical monuments. We'd better remind that the Armenian church in Kars, which was built in 10th century, has been turned into a mosque. We should not express our delight for reconstruction of the Holly Cross Church in Agdamar," Director of the Armenian Genocide Institute Hayk Demoyan told a press conference in Yerevan. He said, Turkey is a country, which does not keep international agreements. Particularly Turkey violates 43rd article of Lausanne treaty signed in 1923, according to which it must preserve historical monuments of various national minorities residing in Turkey.The Armenian historian also stressed that Armenian delegation's participation in the opening ceremony of Holly Church in Agdamar is one more plus for Turkey. "The matter is not in if the Armenian delegation should attend the ceremony or not. The matter is in the fact that we did not express our stance on that issue. The opening of the Holly Cross Church will bring political and economic dividends for Turkey. But if Ankara really wants to normalize relations with Yerevan, in this respect a more efficient step would be joint reconstruction of the bridge in Ani, which was built by architecture Toros Toromanian," Hayk Demoyan underscored. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |