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GEORGIANS DEMANDED BUILDING CHURCHES IN ARMENIA
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22310.html
Published: 21:33:01 - 21/06/2011
Bishop Arshak Khachatryan, the Chancellor of the Holy See St.
Echmiadzin, said the patriarchal visit of Garegin II to Georgia was
a success, and the realistic expectations which the Holy See had came
true. St. Echmiadzin was consecrated which had been ruined for a long
time and was repaired on the initiative of the Holy See.
The Javakheti Armenians were also enthusiastic. "Our purpose was to
have the government provide churches to meet the spiritual needs of
the community of 250 thousand Armenians, to underscore care of the
churches which collapsed or are ruined (such as St. George Church in
Mughni or St. Nshan)," Bishop Arshak said, adding that these issues
have been brought up in the meeting with Mikheil Sahakashvili.
He also said they wanted to have churches in Georgia to host our
spiritual mission. Instead, the Georgian side demanded to build
churches in Armenia, and the questions are asked under the principle
of mutuality guided by the logic of market relations. He says the
demand to establish a church in Armenia changes the essence of the
issue. The problem set forth by us fits the necessity to meet natural
needs, whereas the demand set forth by Georgia changes the issue,
he says. They say they used to have Chalcedonic churches in some
period they want to return, which is suspicious.
Dwelling on the Georgian press reports on the signing of the communique
between the Armenian and Georgian churches, Bishop Arshak said it
was the draft of the Georgian church which pursued a provocation
and definitely succeeded because here the press rapidly reported it
as reality.
Archbishop Yeznik Petrosyan, member of the Brotherhood of St.
Echmiadzin, said today there are about 30 Armenian churches in
Georgia, while in the Soviet Union there were only four, and the
problem of five churches is determined by their strategic importance,
therefore the Georgian church either has expectations or keeps them
as a "trump card".
At present, there is a Georgian church in Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22310.html
Published: 21:33:01 - 21/06/2011
Bishop Arshak Khachatryan, the Chancellor of the Holy See St.
Echmiadzin, said the patriarchal visit of Garegin II to Georgia was
a success, and the realistic expectations which the Holy See had came
true. St. Echmiadzin was consecrated which had been ruined for a long
time and was repaired on the initiative of the Holy See.
The Javakheti Armenians were also enthusiastic. "Our purpose was to
have the government provide churches to meet the spiritual needs of
the community of 250 thousand Armenians, to underscore care of the
churches which collapsed or are ruined (such as St. George Church in
Mughni or St. Nshan)," Bishop Arshak said, adding that these issues
have been brought up in the meeting with Mikheil Sahakashvili.
He also said they wanted to have churches in Georgia to host our
spiritual mission. Instead, the Georgian side demanded to build
churches in Armenia, and the questions are asked under the principle
of mutuality guided by the logic of market relations. He says the
demand to establish a church in Armenia changes the essence of the
issue. The problem set forth by us fits the necessity to meet natural
needs, whereas the demand set forth by Georgia changes the issue,
he says. They say they used to have Chalcedonic churches in some
period they want to return, which is suspicious.
Dwelling on the Georgian press reports on the signing of the communique
between the Armenian and Georgian churches, Bishop Arshak said it
was the draft of the Georgian church which pursued a provocation
and definitely succeeded because here the press rapidly reported it
as reality.
Archbishop Yeznik Petrosyan, member of the Brotherhood of St.
Echmiadzin, said today there are about 30 Armenian churches in
Georgia, while in the Soviet Union there were only four, and the
problem of five churches is determined by their strategic importance,
therefore the Georgian church either has expectations or keeps them
as a "trump card".
At present, there is a Georgian church in Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian