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  • BAKU: Dep.Mayor of Moscow sends official letter re New-Nakhichevan

    Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
    Feb. 22, 2008


    Deputy Mayor of Moscow sends official letter to Vasif Talibov
    explaining Armenians' constructing New-Nakhichevan church in Russian
    capital

    [ 22 Feb 2008 20:12 ]

    Baku-APA. `The name of New-Nakhichevan and Russian Eparchy of
    Armenian Apostolic Church has no connection with Nakhchivan
    Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan,' says the letter of response sent
    by Deputy Mayor of Moscow Valeri Vinogradov to the Chairman of the
    Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Vasif Talibov, APA
    reports quoting local media of Nakhchivan.

    The letter writes that New-Nakhichevan and Russian Eparchy of
    Armenian Apostolic Church was founded under the decree of Emperor
    Nikolai I in 1836, and on November 14, 1779, under the decree of
    Empress Ekaterina II, a plot of land on the right bank of the River
    Don was presented to Crimea Armenians. Vinogradov said that Armenians
    founded the city of New-Nakhichevan, which is a part of present
    Rostov-on-Don city in 1780, and Russian Eparchy of Armenian Apostolic
    Church got the same name. Deputy Mayor also took a stance on the
    construction of the above-mentioned church.

    `As regards the issue you raised in connection with the construction
    of New-Nakhichevan Armenian church, there is no such religious temple
    in Moscow. A church `Saint cross' is being constructed on the request
    of New-Nakhichevan and Russian Eparchy of Armenian Apostolic Church.

    Vinogradov underlined they are interested in the development of
    bilateral relations between Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and
    Moscow.

    Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
    had sent a protest letter to Mayor of Moscow Yuri Lujkov in
    connection with the construction of New-Nakhichevan Armenian church
    in the capital of Russia. Besides, 422 telegrams and 204 faxes were
    sent by Nakhchivan intellectuals and Russian community of Nakhchivan
    in connection with this.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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