According to the General Department of Public Relations and Information, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts visited the Holy Sarkis Church today, Wednesday November 02, 2022. The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Seyyed Ezzatullah Zarghami said in an interview with Alik newspaper: "Today, I had the opportunity to visit the Mother Church, which has been registered in the national register, and the Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage is responsible for restoring it if it needs to be restored." He must help to preserve this valuable and historical building that was built in 1973.The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts added: Mr. Bishop Sarkisian and other dear ones gave a very good welcome. I really enjoyed this spiritual and intimate atmosphere in the Holy Sarkis Church, and I thank my friends for the warm welcome. Good talks were held and everything smells of love, friendship and peace.He clarified: I told Archbishop Siboh Sarkisian, Caliph of the Armenians of Tehran, that you are the closest to Muslims, as stated in the verses of the Qur'an. A large part of our religious knowledge is related to Isa bin Maryam (AS). Therefore, the closer we get to each other, the closer we are and the better we understand each other, the more we will be blessed for the Iranian society.
Engineer Zarghami said: I was happy to meet with our dear colleagues in the church and I hope that these connections and friendships will ultimately benefit the people of Iran.Armenian language newspaper Alik is more than 90 years old and is the second oldest newspaper in Iran after Information newspaper. Alik newspaper is published once a week in Persian language. This newspaper was opened in Tehran in 1931, which was first published as a monthly and then as a weekly newspaper, and since 1962, it has been published regularly every day.
Department of Public Relations and Information of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts