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Catholicosate of Cilicia
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Armenian version:

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF KOFI ANAN VISITS HIS HOLINESS

His Holiness Aram I received Geller Peterson, the personal
representative of UN General Secretary Kofi Anan in the
St. Asdvadzadzine Monastery in Bikfaya on July 28.

Peterson, who oversees the Israel-Lebanon border, conveyed Anan’s
greetings to His Holiness Aram I during the meeting which lasted
more than an hour. He spoke about the approaches of the UN towards
the problems in the Middle East in general and the peace process
in particular.

Anan’s representative wanted to know His Holiness Aram I’s opinion
on the internal situation in Lebanon, the cooperation between the
different communities and especially about the Armenians of Lebanon.

His Holiness Aram I spoke about the international efficacy of the
Catholicosate of Cilicia and emphasized the importance of cooperation
between confessions and communities on both the local and regional
levels.

He considered such cooperation to be the “base and anchor of Lebanon’s
strength.” He also stressed the importance of a new electoral law
which can further strengthen inter-confessional ties.

The two also discussed the problem of terrorism, considering it a
problem for all humanity. They stressed the need of looking at the
problem from various viewpoints, trying to understand the motives
behind terrorism and finding effective ways of preventing it.

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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.