Lraper Church Bulletin 19/07/2005

Contact: Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Armenian Patriarchate
TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
T: +90 (212) 517-0970, 517-0971
F: +90 (212) 516-4833, 458-1365
lraper@lraper.org

CELEBRATION OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY

s&NewsCode=N000000716&Lang=ENG

On the evening of Thursday, 14 July 2005, His Beatitude Mesrob II,
Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul and All Turkey, joined a reception in
the garden of the Palais de France. He was accompanied by the Revd.
Fr. Drtad Uzunyan, his staff-bearer.

His Beatitude congratulated the Consul General, Jean-Cristophe
Peaucelle and his wife, on the occasion of the French National Day
and conveyed to them the good wishes of the Armenians of Turkey.

Before beginning his speech, which he gave in both French and Turkish,
Consul General Peaucelle invited everyone to stand for a moment of
silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist
attacks in London on 7 July. Following his speech, the national
anthems of France and Turkey were played.

The reception in honour of the French National Day was attended by
some 3000 invited guests. Among those present were Prof. Dr. Avedis
Hacinliyan and his wife, Doc. Dr. Arus Yumul, Lawyer Luiz Bakar, and
Krikor Dosemeciyan – all members of the Patriarchal Advisory Council;
Raffi Portakal, adviser on fine arts; and other invited guests from
the Armenian community.