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ERDOGAN AVOIDS ANY WORD ON PLACEMENT OF CROSS ATOP AKHTAMAR ST. CROSS CHURCH
Panorama
Sept 10 2010
Armenia
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan answered questions live on ATV.
According to Zaman, Erdogan implied on St. Cross Church of Akhtamar,
Van. Speaking about Turkey's democratic achievements of the recent
8 years, PM Erdogan pointed the recent developments over Sulema
Monastery and St. Cross Church.
"We said, you can come once a year and hold religious ceremonies in
Sulema Monastery. The same was the case with the Armenian Apostolic
Church of St. Cross, which has been reconstructed through our state
financial means," Erdogan said.
However, he said not a single word about the scandalous situation on
placement of a cross atop St. Cross Church.
Van governor lately announced they will not manage to put a cross
atop the church by September 19 due to technical problems. This arose
discontent among the Armenians and questioned the readiness of a
considerable number of Armenians to visit Van.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Sept 10 2010
Armenia
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan answered questions live on ATV.
According to Zaman, Erdogan implied on St. Cross Church of Akhtamar,
Van. Speaking about Turkey's democratic achievements of the recent
8 years, PM Erdogan pointed the recent developments over Sulema
Monastery and St. Cross Church.
"We said, you can come once a year and hold religious ceremonies in
Sulema Monastery. The same was the case with the Armenian Apostolic
Church of St. Cross, which has been reconstructed through our state
financial means," Erdogan said.
However, he said not a single word about the scandalous situation on
placement of a cross atop St. Cross Church.
Van governor lately announced they will not manage to put a cross
atop the church by September 19 due to technical problems. This arose
discontent among the Armenians and questioned the readiness of a
considerable number of Armenians to visit Van.
From: A. Papazian