Hayk Demoyan called on Armenian and Georgian journalists to refrain from exacerbating nationalismJune 6, 2008 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Director of the Armenian Genocide Institute-Museum Hayk Demoyan called on Armenian and Georgian journalists to refrain from exacerbating nationalism. "This damages our memories and perspectives of cooperation between young Georgians and Armenians," he said when commenting on media reports on Georgia's intention to reconstruct the historical monastery of Osvank in Erzurum province, eastern Turkey. Earlier, PanARMENIAN.Net made a mistake when quoting Hayk Demoyan. The information reading that "there were no Georgian churches in Western Armenia, specifically at the time mentioned. The monastery belonged to Chalcedonic Armenians. The cross on the temple was a bit different from a Gregorian. Later it was replaced by an Orthodox one. There is an inscription in Asomtavruli (ancient Georgian) above one of the ornaments in the Church. That is why Georgia thinks it's a Georgian temple" does not correspond to the truth. "The region known as Tao-Klarjeti in Georgian historiography and Tayk region in Great Armenia are famous with numerous historical monuments, including Osvank. This region was inhabited by Armenians from the earliest times. Living at a crossroad of Armenia, Byzantine and Georgia, native Armenians adopted orthodoxy. This process was underway during the growth of the Georgian kingdom. As result medieval Armenian inscriptions were replaced or supplemented by Georgian inscriptions of Chalcedon Armenians," Demoyan said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |