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

PRIME MINISTER SINIORA CALLS HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

Prime Minister Fouad Siniora held a telephone conversation with His Holiness
Aram I on Monday, December 10. He briefed the Catholicos on the political
situation in the country particularly with regard to the presidential
election issue, assuring him there was agreement on a candidate but
difficulties persisted in the process for changing the constitution. The
main disagreement is on the method of changing the Constitution, with
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri insisting this should be done through the
Parliament, a measure his government considers to be unconstitutional.

The Armenian Pontiff expressed satisfaction that the camps had been able to
agree on a candidate. He emphasized the need to bring the country out of its
current confusion, adding that all other obstacles should be considered
secondary issues.

##
The 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.