YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS.  Ceremony of consecration of the church in the Armenian village of Karaduran, located near Kessab, was held. In a conversation with “Armenpress” this was informed by Kessab-Armenian Karo Manchikyan, who added that on Sunday – July 27, the first mass will be served in the church of Karaduran. As for the churches in Kessab, he noted that the Apostolic and Evangelical churches need restoration.

Manchikyan also informed that the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Diocese of Beroea, Bishop Shahan Sarkisian and the leader of Syrian-Armenian Evangelical Church, Rev. Haroutioun Selimian visited Kessab.

Speaking about the situation in Kessab, Manchikyan noted that it is impossible to restore in a month what was destroyed by the militants in 3 months. "About a year will be necessary to restore what was ruined,” he clarified.