PRESS RELEASE
Catholicosate of Cilicia
Communication and Information Department
Contact: V.Rev.Fr.Krikor Chiftjian, Communications Officer
Tel: (04) 410001, 410003
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Armenian version: nian.htm

THE AMBASSADOR OF ARMENIA TO LEBANON AND
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF HAMAZKAYINE VISIT HIS HOLINESS ARAM I

His Holiness Aram I received the Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon, Vahan Der
Ghevontian, in Antelias on April 19. The Ambassador’s visit was followed by
a meeting with the Central Committee of the Hamazkayine Cultural Association
headed by Dr. Megerditch Megerditchian. This year Hamazkayine celebrates its
80th anniversary worldwide, with special events planned in Armenia and the
Diaspora for this purpose.

The Catholicosate of Cilicia has always praised Hamazkayine for the
contribution the association brings to Armenian cultural life. His Holiness
and the committee members discussed the upcoming events marking the
organization’s anniversary.

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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.