Artsakh President visits central committee of Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in Near EastAugust 23, 2010 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On August 21, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the central committee of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East located in Beirut, where he met with members of the committee headed by Soghomon Kilaghbian. President Sahakyan appreciated the role of the church for preservation of Armenian national identity in Diaspora, hailing the activity of Haykazian University as one of the leading Armenian higher educational establishments. He also expressed gratitude to the Armenian Evangelical Church for implementation of different projects in Artsakh, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |