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STATE DEPARTMENT ON ARMENIAN CHURCH COLLAPSED IN GEORGIA
news.am
Sept 14 2011
Armenia
Georgian government respected religious freedom in law and in practice,
says U.S. State Department's report on religious freedom.
The report contains information about the Armenian church collapsed
in Tbilisi in November 2009.
"The church was used as a warehouse during the Soviet era. The
church did not reopen after the country's independence, when title
to the property passed to the Ministry of Culture. The AAC [Armenian
Apostolic Church] released a statement accusing the government and
the GOC [Georgian Orthodox Church] of failing to preserve Armenian
holy sites. The Tbilisi municipality began cleaning up the site during
the previous reporting period.
On July 26, the Ministry of Culture began preparatory explorations of
the site and dedicated 47,259 lari ($26,700) to restoration planning.
However, the AAC reported that no further action was taken on the
church's restoration by year's end," the report reads.
http://news.am/eng/news/74057.html
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Sept 14 2011
Armenia
Georgian government respected religious freedom in law and in practice,
says U.S. State Department's report on religious freedom.
The report contains information about the Armenian church collapsed
in Tbilisi in November 2009.
"The church was used as a warehouse during the Soviet era. The
church did not reopen after the country's independence, when title
to the property passed to the Ministry of Culture. The AAC [Armenian
Apostolic Church] released a statement accusing the government and
the GOC [Georgian Orthodox Church] of failing to preserve Armenian
holy sites. The Tbilisi municipality began cleaning up the site during
the previous reporting period.
On July 26, the Ministry of Culture began preparatory explorations of
the site and dedicated 47,259 lari ($26,700) to restoration planning.
However, the AAC reported that no further action was taken on the
church's restoration by year's end," the report reads.
http://news.am/eng/news/74057.html
From: A. Papazian