  Surb Khach Monastery to become Crimean ethnographic museum department?November 28, 2009 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Starting December 1, 2009, Surb Khach Monastery will be registered as Crimean ethnographic museum department, Analitika.at.ua reported, citing the head of the National Security and Defense Committee of Ukraine's Supreme Rada, Anatoliy Hrytsenko. Armenian clergymen hope for Ukrainian Eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church not to be deprived of Surb Khach Monastery. Surb Khach Monastery, a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula, has for centuries been an Armenian spiritual center and a place of pilgrimage.   Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
