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    DELEGATION OF PROMINENT AMERICAN ARMENIANS TO VISIT TURKEY

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    October 21, 2011 - 13:43 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of prominent members of the
    American-Armenian community will arrive in Turkey on Friday, October
    21, in an unprecedented visit to various religious sites throughout
    the country.

    The 25-member delegation, which includes U.S.-based influential
    businessmen and religious figures, will embark on a six-day tour of
    key religious sites in Istanbul, Diyarbakir and Van. The visit comes
    after the completion of restoration work on the 15th-century Surp
    Giragos Church in Diyarbakir province, one of the largest churches
    in the Middle East and a historic center of Turkey's once thriving
    Armenian population.

    Archbishop Khajag Barsamian and other high level members of the
    American-Armenian diocese will participate in the church's reopening
    which is slated for Oct. 23. The delegation also plans to attend a
    ceremony at the recently restored Armenian church on Akhtamar Island
    in the province of Van, Today's Zaman reported.

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