CHURCH AND STATE STRENGTHEN TIES

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14-07-2005

Today Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan received Catholicos
of All Armenians Garegin II.

The parties discussed the strengthening of ties between the state and
church. The parties discussed the activities targeted at the further
elaboration of the RA law `On Freedom Conscience and Religious
Organizations’.

The Premier and Catholicos exchanged views on their recent visit ,
specifically on the visit of Garegin II to the US and A. Margaryan’s
visit to Georgia. He retold about his meetings with the Georgian
Prime Minister and parliament chairman, during which they discussed
the problems of Armenians of Javakhk, preservation of the Armenian
historical and cultural monuments on the territory of Georgia.