Panorama, Armenia
Oct 2 2010
Namaz in Ani Cathedral provocation: Euronews
Euronews aired Friday the `Namaz in the Cathedral of the Arncient
Armenian Capital of Ani’. The action was initiated by the Turkish
opposition `National Movement’ Party, the third power in Turkey’s
parliament.
According to Euronews, Turkish sources have considered this action as
a provocation directed to the complication of Yerevan – Ankara
dialogue.
`Namaz in Ani Cathedral was the response of the Turkish nationalist
forces to the reconstruction works conducted in Sourb Khach (St. Cross
) Church of Akhtamar. The step has not been accepted by both sides
unilaterally. Though Turkish nationalists consider the reconstruction
of the church as a compromise, official Yerevan points out that the
church has merely a status of a historical monument,’ Euronews report
said.
From: A. Papazian
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