OPENING OF HOLY CROSS CHURCH HELD ON AKHTAMAR ISLAND
PanARMENIAN.Net
29.03.2007 16:38 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The opening ceremony of the Holy Cross Church
was held on Akhtamar island. Head of Armenian delegation, Armenian
Deputy Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Gagik Gyurjian told the
PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that Turkish Tourism and Culture Minister
Atilla Koc, parliamentarians, the head of historical monuments
preservation department, as well as representatives of diplomatic
corps were present at the opening ceremony. "Constantinople Patriarch
Archbishop Mutafyan, representatives of Armenian communities of other
countries were also present at the opening of the church. Atilla
Koc told us that the issue of placing a cross atop the church is
not so complicated and most probably it will placed in near future,"
Gyurjian said.
The Armenian delegation will return Yerevan March 29 via Georgia.