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Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
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Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF
THE HENCHAG PARTY VISITS ANTELIAS

The Central Committee of the Social Democrat Henchagian Party visited the
Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias and met with His Holiness Aram I on
December 13. The delegation was headed by the chairman of the Central
Committee, Setrak Adjemian.

The Catholicos and his guests discussed issues related to the two wings of
the Armenian nation in Armenia and the Diaspora and new possibilities of
cooperation. Talks were also held on the priorities of Armenian communities
in the Diaspora and the importance of strengthening internal unity on all
levels.

During the past week, the party celebrated its 120th anniversary. In a
special Letter, His Holiness offered his high praise on this occasion.

The Pontiff also received Thursday the Lebanon branch of the "Armenia" Fund,
which is currently preparing for its annual telethon. The Catholicos
highlighted the mission of the Fund to rebuild the homeland and encouraged
the fund’s representatives to continue its activities in a more organized
and systematic manner.

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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.