THE CATHOLICOS RECEIVED THE IRANI MOUNTAINEERS

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| 15:33:47 | 02-05-2005 | Social |

Garegin II Catholicos of All Armenian received in the Holy Echmiadzin
the mountaineers from Iran who in memory of the Genocide victims
climbed up Ararat and Sipan on April 24.

Greeting the mountaineers, His Holiness voiced confidence that they
initiative will have its role on the recognition and condemnation of
the Armenian Genocide.

«Every Armenian has the image of Ararat in his soul wherever he
might live. Ararat is sacred mountain for the Armenians not only
are the mountain where the Noah Ark found refuge. It symbolizes
the eternity for our nation», said the Catholicos of All Armenians
blessing the mountaineer.

The Irani mountaineers gave the Catholicos a stone brought from Ararat.

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress