DECISION TO TURN SURB KHACH MONASTERY INTO ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM’S DEPARTMENT SUSPENDED
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.12.2009 16:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Surb Khach monastery will be functioning as Armenian
church, Anatoly Gritsenko, speaker of the Supreme Rada of the Crimea
said. According to him, the decision to turn the Surb Khach Church into
a department of the ethnography museum was made to better organize
its work. Although, that decision on turning Surb Khach Church into
ethnography museum’s department has been already suspended, he said.
"We have agreed with the Catholicos of All Armenians to return to the
issue of Surb Khach Church in a month to assess the situation and to
make a final solution. In any case the monastery will be functioning
as a church, " Anatoly Gritsenko said, Analitika.at.ua reported.