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FORMER ARMENIAN FM'S AFFAIR BRINGS MORMONS TO MIND - NEWSPAPER
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June 13, 2012 | 07:21
YEREVAN. - In its statement released Tuesday in connection with the
case of Armenia's former FM Vartan Oskanian, the National Security
Service mentioned the name of Huntsman, who is head of the Mormons,
that is, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hraparak
daily writes.
"The Mormons came to Armenia for the first time in 1988, at the time
of the earthquake, to carry out charitable programs. Subsequently,
they settled in Armenia, with their serious business and church.
The Mormons were warmly received in Armenia in the 1990s, during the
days of [First President Levon] Ter-Petrosyan, and even more warmly
during the ten-year tenure of [second President Robert] Kocharyan.
Huntsman was even issued a Special Status passport and he 'carried
out' projects.
The Mormons' church in Armenia has 3,000 members," Hraparak writes.
news.am
June 13, 2012 | 07:21
YEREVAN. - In its statement released Tuesday in connection with the
case of Armenia's former FM Vartan Oskanian, the National Security
Service mentioned the name of Huntsman, who is head of the Mormons,
that is, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hraparak
daily writes.
"The Mormons came to Armenia for the first time in 1988, at the time
of the earthquake, to carry out charitable programs. Subsequently,
they settled in Armenia, with their serious business and church.
The Mormons were warmly received in Armenia in the 1990s, during the
days of [First President Levon] Ter-Petrosyan, and even more warmly
during the ten-year tenure of [second President Robert] Kocharyan.
Huntsman was even issued a Special Status passport and he 'carried
out' projects.
The Mormons' church in Armenia has 3,000 members," Hraparak writes.