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: cathcil@cathcil.org
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version:

THE AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE HAS BREAKFAST WITH HIS HOLINESS

The ambassador of France to Lebanon, Bernard Amie, was invited to
have breakfast with His Holiness in Antelias on June 2.

The ambassador and the Catholicosate discussed the current situation
of Lebanon during the two-hour meeting they held concurrently with
the breakfast. The two assessed the post-election situation prevailing
in Beirut and the political developments in the country.

His Holiness and the ambassador also discussed issues related to the
Armenian community. His Holiness reminded that the new electoral law
is wrong and unacceptable, because it gives rise to inter and intra
confessional sensitivities instead of securing the participation of all
the communities and strengthening inter-confessional coexistence. His
Holiness stressed that the new government should prioritize the
serious and comprehensive discussion of this issue.

His Holiness also talked about his official visit to the Islamic
Republic of Iran and the meetings he held with senior Iranian
officials. He particularly talked about his discussions with President
Mohammed Khatemi and senior Iranian officials about the situation
in Lebanon.

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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.