PHONE CONVERSATION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN CATHOLICOS ARAM I AND LEBANESE
PRIME MINISTER

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ANTELIAS, MAY 29, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. Phone conversation
took place between the Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I and the Lebanese
prime minister Fouad Siniora on May 23. The prime minister expressed
his resentment at the negative expression about the Armenian community
made by a government official a few days ago. He informed Catholicos
Aram I about his high opinion of Lebanese Armenians who play a positive
role in the prospering and strengthening of Lebanon.

Catholicos Aram I welcomed the Qatar agreement and wished it would open
a significant page in the internal political life of Lebanon. In this
connection, Aram I expressed his opinion about the patience and wisdom
that the prime minister had displayed in the difficult situation. His
Holiness stated that the Armenian community will continue to take an
active part in all spheres of the Lebanese life.

The phone conversation took place in the presense of the minister of
culture and foreign affairs Tarek Metri.