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World Bulletin, Turkey
Sept 8 2014
Armenia rejects request to reopen 250-year-old mosque
World Bulletin / News Desk
Armenia has rejected a request to open up a mosque for the performance
of Friday prayers by a Turkey-based non-governmental organization.
The International Association Against Unfounded Armenian Allegations
(ASIMDER) had asked for the 250-year-old Gok Mosque, otherwise known
as Goy Mosque, in the capital Yerevan to be opened for Friday prayers
on September 5.
The request, which was put forward by ASIMDER General Manager Goksel
Gulbey with the support of 14 non-governmental organizations, was
turned down by the Armenian authorities, despite lobbying attempts
made through the Georgian and Iranian embassies.
Gulbey expressed his disappointment to Turkey's Yeni Safak,
particularly with the Armenian Church Patriarch of Turkey, Aram
Atesyan, for remaining silent over the incident, adding that ASIMDER
plans to renew the request.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/143955/armenia-rejects-request-to-reopen-250-year-old-mosque
Sept 8 2014
Armenia rejects request to reopen 250-year-old mosque
World Bulletin / News Desk
Armenia has rejected a request to open up a mosque for the performance
of Friday prayers by a Turkey-based non-governmental organization.
The International Association Against Unfounded Armenian Allegations
(ASIMDER) had asked for the 250-year-old Gok Mosque, otherwise known
as Goy Mosque, in the capital Yerevan to be opened for Friday prayers
on September 5.
The request, which was put forward by ASIMDER General Manager Goksel
Gulbey with the support of 14 non-governmental organizations, was
turned down by the Armenian authorities, despite lobbying attempts
made through the Georgian and Iranian embassies.
Gulbey expressed his disappointment to Turkey's Yeni Safak,
particularly with the Armenian Church Patriarch of Turkey, Aram
Atesyan, for remaining silent over the incident, adding that ASIMDER
plans to renew the request.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/143955/armenia-rejects-request-to-reopen-250-year-old-mosque