ARAM I CATHOLICOS RECEIVES FRENCH HIGH-RANKING DELEGATION

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 12 2007

ANTELIAS, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. A high-ranking
delegation representing all the French churches arrived in Beirut on
March 4 to hold meetings concerning the issue of political tension in
Near East. The 5-person delegation formed of clergymen was headed by
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the Bordeaux Archbishop, President of the
French Episcopal Conference. Ararm I Catholicos of the Great House
of Cilicia received the delegation in Antelias. Issues relating to
overcoming Near East crisis were discussed during the meeting. As Noyan
Tapan was informed from the Antelias Cathedral, Aram I Catholicos gave
comprehensive answers to questions the delegation was interested in.