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A church service was held in Kınalıada to support the restoration of the İskenderun Karasun Manuk Church. During the service, Patriarch Mashalyan delivered a sermon, saying that the community should not withhold its financial support for the church’s restoration. Speaking to Agos, Yusuf Tabaş (Tabash), President of the İskenderun Karasun Manuk Church Foundation, said that around 500,000 TL has been raised so far. The estimated cost of the restoration is 77 million TL.

The Armenia–Turkey Joint Working Group held its second meeting yesterday in Yerevan about the restoration of the historic Ani Bridge.

Heavily damaged church property belongs to General Directorate of Foundations. The restoration work, which will be carried out by the Directorate, is planned to be completed in 2018.

Surp Giragos Church won 2015 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award for its restoration, but cannot receive it because of the curfew in Sur. The ceremony will be held in Istanbul on May 5.