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Armenian version:

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MARONITE PATRIARCH

His Holiness Aram I received Archbishop Roland Abou Jaoude, the
representative of Patriarch Sfeir, Spiritual Head of the Maronite Church on
June 15. The Patriarchal Vicar passed on to His Holiness Patriarch Sfeir’s
concerns and viewpoints on the Middle East in general and Lebanon in
particular.

The Armenian Pontiff also expressed his thoughts for bringing Lebanon out
of its current unstable and tense situation. The Catholicos particularly
emphasized the need to form a Government of National Unity and search for
solutions through dialogue, as well as the importance for all sides to agree
on a common candidate for a new President.

His Holiness also received the general director of the Ministry of
Environment, Dr. Berdj Hadjian and former minister Arthur Nazarian.