PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
Fax: (04) 419724
E- mail: cathcil@cathcil.org
Web:
PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon
Armenian version: nian.htm
IN BRUSSELS
HIS HOLINESS ARAM I VISITS THE BRUSSELS HEADQUARTERS
OF THE EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY
Brussels – Responding to an invitation by the European Armenian Federation
for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD), His Holiness Aram I paid an official
visit to the Brussels office of the federation on October 14. He was
accompanied by the charge d’affaires of Lebanon to Brussels, Henry Kastoun
and Communications Officer of the Catholicosate of Cilicia, V. Rev. Krikor
Chiftjian.
The chairwoman of the federation, Mrs. Hilda Choboyan, members of the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau, Garo Armenian and Hagop Der
Khatchadourian, members of the EAFJD executive committee and its staff
welcomed the Catholicos.
Mrs. Hilda Choboyan informed His Holiness of the activities of EAFJD in
relation to pursuing the Armenian Cause within the European political
sphere. She also introduced to the Catholicos the federation’s staff and
their area of work.
Blessing the center with a special prayer, the Catholicos highly praised the
activities of EAFJD. "The Armenian Cause is the cause of each Armenian. With
this realization and commitment each Armenian should bring his contribution
to defending our nation’s collective rights," he said.
Welcoming the recent action taken by the U.S. House committee with respect
to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Pontiff added: "We greatly
commend the work of the Armenian National committees of America and the
Armenian American community in this direction. However, these efforts should
be pursued with further organization because the upcoming phases are much
more difficult and complex."
Speaking about the Catholicosate of Cilicia’s contribution to the Armenian
Cause, His Holiness Aram I said: "Defending the rights of our nation is one
of the important priorities of the mission of our Holy See. Let us not
forget that our See, with its people, is the victim of the Armenian
Genocide. Therefore, the protection of our nation’s rights by the
Catholicosate of Cilicia is legal, moral and national issue."
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Th e Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia is one of the two Catholicosates of
the Armenian Orthodox Church. For detailed information about the history and
the mission of the Cilician Catholicosate, you may refer to the web page of
the Catholicosate, The Cilician
Catholicosate, the administrative center of the church is located in
Antelias, Lebanon.