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ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT ARMEN MELKONYAN MET WITH EGYPTIAN AWQAF MINISTER TALAAT MOHAMED AFIFI
18:39, 18 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Armen
Melkonyan had a meeting with Talaat Mohamed Afifi Salem Egypt's
Minister of religious endowments (Awqaf). As Armenpress was informed
from press, informational and public relations department of Foreign
Ministry, in a warm and constructive atmosphere interlocutors had
discussed number of issues on Armenian-Egyptian relations, highly
evaluating the great contribution of Armenian community in relations
of the two states. Both sides estimated the promotion of dialogue
between the two civilizations.
Armenian Ambassador informed Talaat Mohamed Afifi about the process
of peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as about
efforts of Armenia and international community aimed at it.
The Ministry of Awqaf of Egypt is one of eighteen ministries in the
Egyptian government and is in charge of religious endowments.
Religious endowments, awqaf, are similar to common law trusts where
the trustee is the mosque or individual in charge of the waqf and the
beneficiary is usually the community as a whole. Examples of waqfs
are of a plot of land, a market, a hospital, or any other building
that would aid the community.
18:39, 18 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 18, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Armen
Melkonyan had a meeting with Talaat Mohamed Afifi Salem Egypt's
Minister of religious endowments (Awqaf). As Armenpress was informed
from press, informational and public relations department of Foreign
Ministry, in a warm and constructive atmosphere interlocutors had
discussed number of issues on Armenian-Egyptian relations, highly
evaluating the great contribution of Armenian community in relations
of the two states. Both sides estimated the promotion of dialogue
between the two civilizations.
Armenian Ambassador informed Talaat Mohamed Afifi about the process
of peaceful resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as well as about
efforts of Armenia and international community aimed at it.
The Ministry of Awqaf of Egypt is one of eighteen ministries in the
Egyptian government and is in charge of religious endowments.
Religious endowments, awqaf, are similar to common law trusts where
the trustee is the mosque or individual in charge of the waqf and the
beneficiary is usually the community as a whole. Examples of waqfs
are of a plot of land, a market, a hospital, or any other building
that would aid the community.