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Acting Armenian Patriarch Aram Ateşyan resigns, paving way for elections
Hurriyet Daily News

Aram Ateşyan, the acting patriarch of the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, resigned on May 24, paving the way for patriarchal elections, Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos has reported. Ateşyan, who had been appointed to the post by the state seven years ago when Archbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan fell ill and could no longer perform his duties, announced his resignation on May 24 during (...)