DELEGATION OF PROMINENT AMERICAN ARMENIANS TO VISIT TURKEY
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 21, 2011 – 13:43 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – A delegation of prominent members of the
American-Armenian community will arrive in Turkey on Friday, October
21, in an unprecedented visit to various religious sites throughout
the country.
The 25-member delegation, which includes U.S.-based influential
businessmen and religious figures, will embark on a six-day tour of
key religious sites in Istanbul, Diyarbakir and Van. The visit comes
after the completion of restoration work on the 15th-century Surp
Giragos Church in Diyarbakir province, one of the largest churches
in the Middle East and a historic center of Turkey’s once thriving
Armenian population.
Archbishop Khajag Barsamian and other high level members of the
American-Armenian diocese will participate in the church’s reopening
which is slated for Oct. 23. The delegation also plans to attend a
ceremony at the recently restored Armenian church on Akhtamar Island
in the province of Van, Today’s Zaman reported.
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