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Services To Be Held In Surb Khach

SERVICES TO BE HELD IN SURB KHACH

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Nov 12 2009
Armenia

The Governor of Van (city in Turkey) Munir Karaoglu intends to
address Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism with a request to
authorize yearly services in Surb Khach church on Akhtamar Island,
Turkish Taraf daily reads.

According to him, church is a museum and thus cannot be open for
services just as Sofia Cathedral in Istanbul. "However, meeting
the request of Armenian Community, it is possible to allow it once
a year," he underlined. Governor said that he supports authorities’
policy on normalization of relations with Armenia, adding that border
opening will be mostly advantageous to Van.

The Surb Khach church was restored in 2007 and reopened on March 29.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS
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