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ARMENIA-GEORGIA TENSIONS OVER NEAR-BORDER CHURCHES
Today.az
Aug 11, 2011
Azerbaijan
The status of five churches located on Armenian-Georgian borders
caused tensions between the two countries, Armenia's Lragir newspaper
reported.
The newspaper said Tbilisi demanded official status for five
near-border churches - Akhtala, Kobair, Khnevank, Khuchar and Kirans.
Armenian Apostolic church agreed with the claims about the Georgian
church's status, but opposes the Georgian control over these churches.
Armenian church said these monasteries were worshipped as the Georgian
church in 11-12th centuries, but as they were built as an apostolic
church, they have to remain under the Armenian control.
Echmiadzin's spokesperson Vagram said totally 600 Georgians live in
Armenia and it is injustice to give these churches to Georgians.
/APA/
From: Baghdasarian
Today.az
Aug 11, 2011
Azerbaijan
The status of five churches located on Armenian-Georgian borders
caused tensions between the two countries, Armenia's Lragir newspaper
reported.
The newspaper said Tbilisi demanded official status for five
near-border churches - Akhtala, Kobair, Khnevank, Khuchar and Kirans.
Armenian Apostolic church agreed with the claims about the Georgian
church's status, but opposes the Georgian control over these churches.
Armenian church said these monasteries were worshipped as the Georgian
church in 11-12th centuries, but as they were built as an apostolic
church, they have to remain under the Armenian control.
Echmiadzin's spokesperson Vagram said totally 600 Georgians live in
Armenia and it is injustice to give these churches to Georgians.
/APA/
From: Baghdasarian