THE POPE LAID A WREATH TO THE MEMORIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMSSeptember 26, 2001 - 21:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Roman Catholic Church John Paul II met with Armenian President Robert Kocharian in his residence this morning. After that he set out for Tsitsernakaberd Park, where he laid a wreath on the memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. In the second half of the day the Pope together with Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II will hold an ecumenical ceremony in Saint Grigor Enlightener temple opened Sunday. The pontiff will pass the relics of founder of the Armenian Apostolic Church Griror Enlightener, which had been kept in Vatican before, for storage in the temple. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |