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Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF CYPRUS

His Holiness Aram I received the Ambassador of Cyprus to Lebanon H.E. Dr.
Kyriakos Kouros in Antelias on July 18. The Pontiff and the Cypriot diplomat
met for about an hour, discussing issues related to the current situation in
Lebanon and the Armenian community of Cyprus. The Catholicos also talked
about his initiative to reconcile two Christian Orthodox Church during his
recent visits to Ethiopia and Cairo.

Ambassador Kouros conveyed to the Catholicos the greetings of the new
Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Erato Kozakou Marcoullis, a personal
acquaintance of the Pontiff. The meeting also presented an opportunity to
discuss urgent issues related to the conflict in the Middle East.