Georgia more dangerous than Turkey, sculptor saysMay 2, 2011 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) hopes for the visit of the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to Tbilisi to help resolve the problem of Armenian artifacts in Georgia. As Karen Avagyan told a news conference in Yerevan, Georgian Orthodox Church’s seizure of the Armenian churches in Georgia, violation of the rights of Armenian Apostolic Church Georgian Diocese were repeatedly discussed and condemned. Still, the parliamentarian urged patience, expressing hope for the issue to be resolved during the visit. As a well-known Armenian sculptor Levon Tokmajyan noted, in turn, “Georgia poses more danger than Turkey in terms of Armenian cultural heritage destruction.” “Turkey’s actions are obvious, while Georgia acts in secret,” he said, characterizing disregard for other nation’s cultural heritage as unacceptable. 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 | 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. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |