DAVID JUDSON: HOLY CROSS CHURCH ON THE AKHTAMAR ISLAND SHOULD BECOME ACTING

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.12.2009 20:10 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A cross must be established on the Holy Cross
Church on the Akhtamar island and the church should become acting,
editor-in-chief of the Hurriyet Daily News newspaper David Judson
told a press conference in Yerevan today, adding that it is his
personal opinion.

Turkish Culture Minister is currently addressing this issue and trying
to find the solution in line with the Turkish law, the editor said.

"In my opinion, there is nothing contradicting to law, " he said
adding that nationalistic trends in Van province create hurdles to
establishing a cross on the church.

David Judson emphasized that the Turkish Minister of Culture
Ertugrul Gunay is definite that the Holy Cross Church should become
functioning. "This task is one of the priorities of the Minister of
Culture", the editor said.