AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL DISSATISFIED WITH CATHERINE ASHTON’S VISIT TO ARMENIAN CHURCH IN IRAN
APA, Azerbaijan
March 14 2014
[ 14 March 2014 16:54 ]
Novruz Mammadov: “It seems Ms. Ashton has promised to visit Armenian
churches all over the world”
Baku. Anakhanum Hidoyatova – APA. “During her trip to Iran Catherine
Ashton made a historical visit. She visited Armenian church in Yeni
Julfa. This is quite understandable,” deputy head of the Presidential
Administration, chief of international relations department Novruz
Mammadov wrote on Twitter, APA reports.
“It seems Ms. Ashton has promised to visit Armenian churches all over
the world,” Mammadov said.
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton paid a visit to Iran to discuss
Iran’s nuclear program on March 8. During the trip she visited Vank
cathedral in Yeni Julfa settlement densely populated by Armenians,
met with Bishop Papken Tcharian and Armenians living in the city,
concerned herself with their problems.
Catherine Ashton welcomed the steps taken by Iranian authorities to
protect Armenian heritage.
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