Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

ARFD Supports Return Of Property To AAC, Concerned Over Pressure

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • ARFD Supports Return Of Property To AAC, Concerned Over Pressure

    ARFD SUPPORTS RETURN OF PROPERTY TO AAC, CONCERNED OVER PRESSURE

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    October 31, 2011 - 16:47 AMT

    PanARMENIAN.Net - ARF Dashnaktsutyun supports governmental resolution
    to return property to Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC); however,
    the party is concerned about foreign-policy consequences of the step.

    As ARFD parliamentary group leader Vahan Hovhannisyan told a news
    conference in Yerevan, "in Soviet time, the Church, as an integral
    part of Armenian society, was dealt the most serious blow and suffered
    grave losses. And current Republic of Armenia has to compensate them."

    However, Hovhannisyan was concerned that other religious unions might
    use the decision against Armenia, while he is unsure if Armenian
    authorities and the society could withstand the outer pressure.

    Armenian National Assembly passed an amendment to the Law on Property,
    envisaging tax exemption for Armenian Apostolic Church.

Working...
X