The Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in the north Dallas suburb of Carrollton, Texas, United States has received the most votes a World-Architects poll for US Building of the Year 2022.
The importance of history and tradition in the Armenian Orthodox Church extends to the design of Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, which derives its form from the 7th-century Saint Hripsime Church near the Armenian capital of Yerevan
and memorializes the genocide in an image of the Armenian “tree of life” composed of exactly 1.5 million circular icons — each one unique, like the lives that were taken over a century ago.
Armenia today presented provisional measures requested from the UN’s International Court of Justice against Azerbaijan.
The public hearings concluded today at the the Peace Palace, the seat of the Court, and the Court has now begun its deliberation.
The Armenian delegation was led by H.E. Mr. Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Representative of the Republic of Armenia on International Legal Matters, as Agent.
At the conclusion of Armenia’s oral argument, Yeghishe Kirakosyan made the following request to the Court:
“On the basis of its Request for provisional measures dated 27 December 2022, its letter dated 26 January 2023 and its oral pleadings, Armenia respectfully requests the Court to indicate the following provisional measures pending its determination of this case on the merits:
Azerbaijan's dictatorship has blockaded Artsakh for 50 days now continuously cutting off electricity and natural gas supplies in an attempt of creating terror and panic among the resilient civilians of Artsakh.
50 days of limited and in some cases no access to basic necessities such as medicine and food.
50 days of families separated from one another.
50 days of children and young adults being deprived of their basic right to education.
As the Artsakh blockade is approaching day 50, Armenian diaspora communities have mobilized and organized various demonstrations to express their support for the people of Artsakh and also to condemn Azerbaijan for their illegal blockade against Artsakh.
Communities all over the world have organized marches, support rallies, protests against Azerbaijani consulates and embassies, and have even blocked entrances to Foreign Ministry offices.
BREAKING - In an unprecedented move, Armenia's government has extradited two Kurdish HPG members to the government of Turkey. The men were fighting in eastern Turkey and turned themselves in at the Turkish/Armenian border in August of 2021.
Earlier this year they were released after a legally-binding verdict by Armenian Court of Appeals. Last month it was reported they were kidnapped by Armenia’s intelligence agency (NSS) and handed over to Turkey’s intelligence agency (MIT).
This can be seen as a gesture from the Armenian Government, ahead of PM Nikol Pashinyan’s upcoming meeting with Erdogan next week in Prague.
HPG's press release continued: "With this incident, the Armenian state violated both international laws and its own official law.
In a bold move, the US Embassy in Armenia calls on Azerbaijan to not only return to their troops to their previous posts, but to "resolve all outstanding issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan through peaceful negotiations."
On September 23, the US Embassy in Armenia responded to a set of questions from First Channel News finding the killings of Armenian civilians as "deeply concerning" and condemning the torture of captives.
The @usembarmenia also called on the immediate release of Armenian captives and any "detainees" Azerbaijan may be holding.
Immediately, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded stating that the United States must stay impartial.