His Holiness Karekin II receives President of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe

armradio.am
04.07.2007 16:35

On July 4, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of
All Armenians, received Rene van der Linden, President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This is
President van der Linden’s second visit to the Mother See of Holy
Etchmiadzin, the first occurring in August 2005.

His Holiness welcomed the PACE President to the headquarters of the
Armenian Church and reflected on their past meetings, in Armenia as
well as in Astana, Kazakhstan, last year during the Second Congress of
the Leaders of World Religions. Van der Linden expressed his
appreciation to the Armenian Pontiff for his ongoing efforts at
creating and maintaining a favorable environment and positive climate
aimed at benefiting the stability and peace of the region.

The Catholicos of All Armenians and the PACE President discussed the
continuing efforts directed to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict which would insure the free and secure life of the
Armenians of Artsakh, the willful and deliberate destruction of
Armenian cultural monuments in the region, and the status of the
Armenian Church in neighboring countries.