LADY COX MEETS AND ADDRESSES MONTREAL COMMUNITY AFTER DIVINE LITURGY
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23.05.2007 10:44
Baroness Cox from England’s House of Lords addressed the Armenian
community after Divine Liturgy, which was held under the Auspices
of His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Hagopian, Prelate of the Armenian
Prelacy of Canada, at Sourp Hagop Armenian Apostolic Cathedral on
the afternoon of May 20, 2007.
Prior to Lady Cox’s arrival, His Eminence, Archbishop Hagopian, noted
in His sermon the extensive and significant humanitarian contributions
she has made over the years, namely during the Nagorno Karabakh war.
After a brief biography presentation by Toros Babikian, Sourp Hagop
Sunday School principal, Baroness Cox, who was appointed to the House
of Lords by then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1983, recalled
some of the events she witnessed during her many travels to Karabakh
during the height of the war and noted that "the spirit of Armenians,
like the phoenix rising from the flames, always rises from destruction
with an even greater light."
Lady Cox has visited Karabakh more than 50 times and even has a
price on her head in Azerbaijan amounting to millions. She is a
humanitarian worker, the UK president of human rights organization
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the chief executive of HART
(Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust), has published several books, and
was the deputy speaker of the House of Lords from 1986 to 2005,
to name only a few.
After Divine Liturgy, Archbishop Hagopian attended Baroness Cox’s
latest book publication signing ceremony at the Montreal Armenian
community centre.
The book signing was organized by the Armenian National Committee of
Canada (ANCC), where Mr. Raffy Boudjikanian presented the life and
literary work of Lady Cox.