JUST ONE YEREVAN-VAN FLIGHT
ArmRadio.am
14.03.2007 13:47
To guarantee the participation of the Armenian delegation in the
ceremony of opening of the reconstructed Church of the Holy Cross on
Akhtamar Island the Turkish Government has approved the organization
of a special Yerevan-Van flight.
The Turkish "Milliyet" informs that the decision was taken as a
result of the sitting in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, featuring
representatives of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Turkey,
the Ministry of Interior Affairs, the National Security Service,
the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Gendarmerie, as well as the
Governor of Van. According to the source, the main issue on the
agenda was "the measures to be undertaken for the arrival of the
Armenian delegation" to participate in the festive opening ceremony
on March 29. In particular, issues of the Armenians’ stay in Van
and departure for Akhtamar Island were discussed. In this regard,
the representative of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism declared
that 3 000 people have been invited to the opening ceremony, while
only 300 of them can visit the island.