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NO ANTI-RUSSIAN SENTIMENTS IN GYUMRI - CLERGYMAN
19:29 * 14.01.15
In an interview with Tert.am, Head of the Shirak diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mikael Ajapanyan commented on the
tragedy in Gyumri, when a 6-member family was murdered.
He said that church is calling on the people to remain calm.
"But people raise questions and must get clear answers. I cannot calm
them down for life," he said. The issue of the Russian military base in
Gyumri must be discussed at the highest level, Bishop Ajapanyan said.
"The people in Gyumri are not hostages to this military base after
all. A baby in the cradle must have security guarantees. Armed Russians
have nothing to do in our streets, and it is the government that
must guarantee that. A Russian soldier cannot leave a military base,
march three kilometers to enter a house and perpetrate a massacre. I
think it is clear for everyone."
"We should not say that people or a clergyman is politicizing. Our
people demand security and it is their right. It is not a matter of
anti-Russian sentiments or Armenian-Russian relations. Our people
deserve safety. A sleeping man must live in safety."
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/14/shirak/1558886
From: A. Papazian
19:29 * 14.01.15
In an interview with Tert.am, Head of the Shirak diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mikael Ajapanyan commented on the
tragedy in Gyumri, when a 6-member family was murdered.
He said that church is calling on the people to remain calm.
"But people raise questions and must get clear answers. I cannot calm
them down for life," he said. The issue of the Russian military base in
Gyumri must be discussed at the highest level, Bishop Ajapanyan said.
"The people in Gyumri are not hostages to this military base after
all. A baby in the cradle must have security guarantees. Armed Russians
have nothing to do in our streets, and it is the government that
must guarantee that. A Russian soldier cannot leave a military base,
march three kilometers to enter a house and perpetrate a massacre. I
think it is clear for everyone."
"We should not say that people or a clergyman is politicizing. Our
people demand security and it is their right. It is not a matter of
anti-Russian sentiments or Armenian-Russian relations. Our people
deserve safety. A sleeping man must live in safety."
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/01/14/shirak/1558886
From: A. Papazian