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:

PRIMATE BISHOP KHATCHERIAN ATTENDS A RECEPTION
ORGANIZED BY THE IRANIAN EMBASSY IN BEIRUT

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Beirut Seyed Masoud Idrisi
organized an official reception in honor of the Iranian Parliament Speaker
Dr. Ghalam Ali Haddad Adel in the “Sheraton” hotel in Beirut on September
30.

The reception was organized on the occasion of his visit to Lebanon. Primate
of the Diocese of Lebanon, Bishop Kegham Khatcherian attended the reception
on behalf of His Holiness Aram I.

The Bishop welcomed Dr. Adeli in Lebanon, reminding him of the strong
relations and cooperation between the Catholicosate of Cilicia and the
Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly in the Christian-Muslim dialogue
field.

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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
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.