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: [email protected]
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version:
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN
His Holiness Aram I received the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to
Lebanon, H.E. Yoshihisa Kuroda, in Antelias on Match 9. The Catholicosate of
Cilicia and the Japanese Embassy actively cooperated in the last decade in
the field of humanitarian service particularly in the "Birds’ Nest"
Orphanage and the Azounieh National Sanatorium which enjoy the Catholicosate’s
patronage.
The Ambassador and His Holiness discussed the recent local and
international developments, focusing on the efforts to resolve the Middle
East conflict. Speaking about the stabilization of political life in
Lebanon, the Pontiff stressed the importance of dialogue and the need to end
the political ‘fights’ between various leaders. He stressed the need to
strengthen the internal unity and mutual trust between the different
communities in the country.
The Catholicos also talked about his visit to Japan and his dialogue with
Buddhism, highlighting the role of inter-faith dialogue and cooperation in
the current world.
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