ARAM I CATHOLIOS RECEIVES MINISTER OF FOREING AFFAIRS OF LEBANON

ANTILIAS, AUGUST 25, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Aram I, Catholicos
of the Great House of Cilicia received Fawzi Salloukh, the Minister of
Foreing Affairs of Lebanon, at the Antilias Patriarchate, on August
23. The Minister briefly informed His Hoiness Patriarch about the
inner problems of Lebanon and its foreign relations. Aram I Catholicos
presented the international relations of the Great House of Cilicia,
paying attention to the Armenian colonies.

While speaking about the Lebanon Armenians during the meeting, the
Minister mentioned with special respect the later’s participation in
the political life of the country and, in general, the contribution
made by the Armenian community for prosperity of Lebanon. In his turn,
His Holiness stressed the importance of securing safety and stability
in the country, and especially said that those undertaken
repsonsibility in the political life should be careful in their
statements, and the government should act as a single whole. His
Holiness also added that the mutual relations among the communities
should be put at a new level, and one should observe international and
regional developments closely. At the press-conference held after the
meeting, the Minister said that “a meeting with such spiritual
primates who have wide information on religious and political issues,
is really effective.” The Minister spoke about the Armenian community
of Lebanon, mentioning that it is an unseparable part of the
communities of Lebanon and has had a great contribution in the affair
of development and progress of the country.