Press Release
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Father 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:

HIS HOLINESS MEETS EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF

His Holiness Aram I met with Xavier Solana, the European Union High
Commissioner for foreign and security policy, on his return from Geneva. The
meeting, which lasted about half an hour, was held in the VIP hall at the
Beirut airport.

His Holiness Aram I and the EU official discussed the Middle East crisis and
particularly the international efforts to end the conflict in Lebanon. Aram
I expressed his views on the peaceful ways of solving the conflict.

Catholicos Aram I had held several ecumenical meetings in Geneva, in the
past couple of days.

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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.