American Armenians meet with mayor of Istanbul District
27/10/2011
An American-Armenian delegation, led by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of Armenian Church of America (Eastern), which was in Turkey to attend opening of the St. Giragos Church in Diyarbakir, paid a visit to Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor of Istanbul’s Shishli district.
The delegation members thanked Sarigul for his caring attitude toward the Armenian churches located in this district, IHA news agency of Turkey reported.
In his turn, Shishli’s mayor noted that he is glad to provide the Armenian delegation information on the activities being conducted in the areas under his jurisdiction.
Mustafa Sarigul is the first Muslim to receive the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Patriarch Hovhannes Golod special medal.
