PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V. Rev. Fr. Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: [email protected]
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I EXPRESSES HIS OPPOSITION TO THE CURRENT ELECTORAL LAW
His Holiness Aram I had a telephone conversation with the president
of the Republic of Lebanon, His Excellency General Emile Lahoud,
and expressed his opposition to the parliamentary electoral law that
was adopted in 2000.
His Holiness stated that the most basic principles of a democracy
are the participation of people in elections and their right to
elect their representatives. He stressed that these principles are
especially important in countries that are based on a confessional
system. President Lahoud shared the Aram I’s concerns and informed
the Catholicos that he has already sent a letter to the parliament
concerning this matter.
His Holiness had met with the American Ambassador to Lebanon a few
days ago and had widely discussed the issue with him.
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The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates
of the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the
history and the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer
to the web page of the Catholicosate, The
Cilician Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is
located in Antelias, Lebanon.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress