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
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PO Box 70 317
Antelias-Lebanon

Armenian version: nian.htm

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE AMBASSADOR OF AUSTRALIA

His Holiness Aram I received today the Ambassador of Australia in Lebanon Ms
Lyndall Sachs. During the meeting held in Antelias the Pontiff and his guest
discussed issues related to the upcoming presidential elections in Lebanon.

The Catholicos listened to the explanations provided by the Australian
diplomat and the position of her country on the issues discussed. Expressing
his own viewpoints, the His Holiness stressed the importance of a balanced
approach by the international community towards the Middle East. He
considered the rapid election of the president as the first step out of the
confusion in the country.

His Holiness also talked about the Armenian Church, the Catholicosate of
Cilicia and the Armenian Diaspora in response to the Ambassador’s interests
in these issues.

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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.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress